2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 Connecticut, there were 3,187 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,952 and $23,565 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Connecticut

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 50 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

Read full report on Social Sciences at UCONN

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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