2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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Sociology is the #94 most popular major in the country with 1,907 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the sociology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 44% of the sociology majors at the school.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in sociology at UMass Amherst, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Women make up 40% of the sociology majors at the school.
Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in sociology at UCONN, 20% are male and 80% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 5 students majoring in sociology at Harvard, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 67% of the sociology majors at the school.
Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sociology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Of the 3 students majoring in sociology at Brown, 67% are male and 33% are female.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #8, Boston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
Of the 2 students majoring in sociology at UNH, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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Best Sociology Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 66 |
| Connecticut | 28 |
| Rhode Island | 3 |
| New Hampshire | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 11 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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