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2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 269 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #69 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 18% of the sociology majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the most popular school in California for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in sociology at UC Irvine, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Sociology at University of California - Irvine Report

#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

Women make up 70% of the sociology majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 60% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Sociology at University of California - Riverside Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in California. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Of the 6 students majoring in sociology at UC Santa Cruz, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Sociology at University of California - Santa Cruz Report

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Merced is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Merced.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 67% are male.

Full Sociology at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

University of California - San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCSF is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Of the 3 students majoring in sociology at UCSF, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Sociology at University of California - San Francisco Report

University of California - Davis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 11
Oregon 17
Nevada 7
Hawaii 3

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 12 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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