2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools
Finding the Best Sociology School for You
Sociology is the #94 most popular major in the country with 1,907 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Sociology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 240 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sociology Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools in Sociology
Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the most popular school in the United States for sociology students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
Out of the 240 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out of the 240 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
Stanford University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Read full report on Sociology at University of California - Los Angeles
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #9, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #13 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Sociology at Indiana University - Bloomington
University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #15 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
Princeton University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Schools list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Read full report on Sociology at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #17 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Sociology at California State University - Los Angeles
Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #21 on the list. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Central Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.
With a ranking of #23, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Sociology Schools
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Sociology Schools award.
Sociology by Region
View the Most Popular Sociology Schools for a specific region near you.
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Sociology Related Majors
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Sociology
| 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.
- 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos.
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