2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Alabama, there were 1,415 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,733 and $25,089 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for alabama doctor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 6 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Sciences at UA

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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