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2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in Michigan

6 Colleges
$30,376 Avg Salary
$26,718 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

In 2020-2021, 35 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #111 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Most Popular Sociology Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for sociology majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for sociology students. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 100
Ohio 73
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 43

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

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.

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