2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama

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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.

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 Alabama

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Alabama

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAB, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. 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

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

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

Full UA Social Sciences Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences

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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