2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Michigan
10
Colleges
127,628
Bachelor's Degrees
$29,457
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Sociology School for You
In 2021-2022, 127,628 bachelor's degrees were awarded to sociology students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #35 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 2.4% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Michigan ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in sociology. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on sociology schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
One Size Does Not Fit All
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 the Best Value Sociology Schools.
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2024 Best Value Sociology Schools in Michigan
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Top 10 Best Value Sociology Schools
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at U-M is 4.2 years, and it costs about $42,050 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from U-M be around $174,928. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Michigan State University comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing. Michigan State also made our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.
At Michigan State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and it costs about $37,079 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State is $161,294. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Wayne State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit. Wayne State also took the #3 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan rankings.
It takes the average student at Wayne State about 4.7 years to graduate, and it costs about $34,202 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $161,775 to get a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Western Michigan University earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. WMU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan list.
It takes the average student at WMU about 4.6 years to graduate, and it costs about $19,851 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from WMU is about $92,109. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Central Michigan University landed the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value sociology schools. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. In addition to being on our best value list, Central Michigan has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan ranking.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at Central Michigan to complete their degree, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $25,692. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan is about $119,468. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Grand Valley State University earned the #6 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, GVSU has also earned the #9 rank in our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan ranking.
The average student at GVSU graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $23,554. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from GVSU be around $106,229. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Eastern Michigan University earned the #7 spot in our 2024 rankings. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti. Eastern Michigan not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan list.
At Eastern Michigan, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $22,490. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Michigan be around $106,603. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Oakland University earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Oakland is 4.6 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $28,172. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Oakland be around $129,873. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Hope College as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Holland. Hope also took the #6 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Hope is 4.1 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $34,476. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Hope is $141,352. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Albion College. Located in the fringe town of Albion, Albion is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Albion also took the #7 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Michigan rankings.
The average student at Albion graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,005. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Albion is $112,071. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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