2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 37,747 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Iowa, there were 222 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at University of Iowa

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• 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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