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2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 172 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas 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.

Check out the sociology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in sociology at Texas A&M College Station, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 78% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the sociology majors at the school.

Full Sociology at Texas Woman’s University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Rice University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in Texas. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 2 students majoring in sociology at Rice, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree sociology programs. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 103
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

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 6 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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