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2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Far Western US Region

33 Colleges
$32,204 Avg Salary
$19,631 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sociology Colleges.

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The excellent programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Irvine is a great place for sociology students. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 269
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 27 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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