2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,184 and $46,709 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington master’s degree sociology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $75-$110k) in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 5 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full UW Seattle Sociology Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Washington For Those Making $75-$110k. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #0 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wazzu Sociology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s 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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