2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Sociology is the 24th most popular major in the country with 37,807 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,727 and had an average of $23,622 in loans still to pay off.

Across Washington, there were 599 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,329 and $20,571 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sociology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sociology 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 Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294.

Full UW Seattle Sociology Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Washington State University Sociology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k)

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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