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2022 Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 the Southwest region, there were 2,865 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,586 and $23,139 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also cost less that 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 sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at University of Arizona

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TWU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Woman’s University Sociology Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at UT Austin

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Read more about Sociology at UNT

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 3 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make more than $110k list, OSU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.

Full OSU Sociology Report

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#9 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read more about Sociology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#8

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make more than $110k list, Rice has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at Rice University

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Read more about Sociology at Baylor University

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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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