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2023 Best Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

33 Colleges
$31,085 Avg Salary
$25,610 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, sociology was ranked #94 in the country. In fact 1,907 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for sociology majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Sociology Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great place for sociology students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great place for sociology students. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best sociology programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for sociology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Best Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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With a ranking of #10, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35
Illinois 100
Ohio 73
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 43

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Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Anthropology 1,446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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