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2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$24,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Plains States region, there were 1,307 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,378 and $24,379 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 11 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

Read full report on Sociology at UMN Twin Cities

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about Sociology at Mizzou

#4

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. K -State is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kansas State University are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at Kansas State University

#8 in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 2 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNL has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

University of Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Iowa has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at Iowa

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

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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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