2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 37,807 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,307 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,378 and $24,379 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The sociology 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 Sociology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$20,754 Average Net Price

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. South Dakota State University is a fairly large school located in Brookings, South Dakota that handed out 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Dakota State is $20,754 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Sociology students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Sociology at South Dakota State

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Sociology (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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