2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Idaho (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Idaho, there were 773 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,633 and $21,320 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,100 and $64,855 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Idaho For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho doctor’s degree social sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Idaho (With Aid)

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

#1 in overall quality

$29,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

Read more about Social Sciences at U of I

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho

#2 in overall quality

$26,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Idaho State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Idaho For Those Getting Aid. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 2 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Sciences at ISU

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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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