2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Rhode Island
4Colleges
22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$35,005Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Sociology School for You
With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, sociology is the #36 most popular major in Rhode Island. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.4% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Rhode Island ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Value Sociology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Rhode Island College earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence. In addition to being on our best value list, RIC has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
It takes the average student at RIC about 4.7 years to graduate, and it costs about $29,817 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from RIC is $140,140. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
University of Rhode Island earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston. URI also made our Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #3.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at URI is 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $36,995. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from URI is $158,339. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Providence College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Providence not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Providence is 4.0 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $41,304. This means that the average student pays around $166,868 to get a bachelor’s degree from Providence. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Brown University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Brown also made our Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island list, coming in at #1.
It takes the average student at Brown about 4.2 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $31,903. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Brown is $132,397. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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).
With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, sociology is the #36 most popular major in Rhode Island. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.4% were from a college or university in the state.
