2024 Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor's Degree Schools
2Colleges in the United States
27Doctor's Degrees
When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in science, technology & society sits in the middle of the road, ranking #178 out of 306 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for science, technology & society students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 doctor's degrees in science, technology & society during the 2020-2021 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on science, technology & society students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of science, technology & society students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt science, technology & society students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized science, technology & society related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for science, technology & society students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Science, Technology & Society in the United States
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in science, technology & society.
Top Schools for a Doctorate in Science, Tech & Society
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.