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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$28,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Florida, there were 8,413 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,714 and $21,542 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for florida doctor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Florida

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

Read more about Social Sciences at UF

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USF Tampa Social Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #3 spot on the list. FIU is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 9 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Sciences at Florida State University

#6

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Florida For Those Making $0-$30k list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 6 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Miami Social Sciences Report

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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