2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee (With Aid)

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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 Tennessee, there were 372 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,767 and $26,339 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Tennessee (With Aid)

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at Vanderbilt University

#2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Knoxville Sociology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (With Aid)

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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