2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Sociology School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, sociology was ranked #94 in the country. In fact 1,907 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Sociology Schools
Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for sociology students. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for sociology students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Out of the 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great place for sociology students. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #9, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
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Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 35 |
Illinois | 100 |
Ohio | 73 |
Indiana | 56 |
Wisconsin | 43 |
Sociology Related Majors
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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