2023 Best Sociology Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Sociology School for You
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Sociology Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Sociology Schools in the New England Region
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for sociology students. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Sociology Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Brandeis University did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best sociology programs. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for sociology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for sociology students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Northeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Sociology Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 66 |
Connecticut | 28 |
Rhode Island | 3 |
New Hampshire | 6 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Sociology
One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 13 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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