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2022 Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Science, Technology & Society is the 225th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science, technology and society. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income Over $110k)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Science, Technology & Society Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at George Mason University

#3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full MIT Science, Technology & Society Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 2 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make more than $110k list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Science, Technology & Society Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make more than $110k list, RPI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at RPI

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make more than $110k list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Cornell University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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