2023 Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You
Sociology is the #94 most popular major in the country with 1,907 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for sociology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Alabama at Birmingham the most popular school in the Southeast Region for sociology students working on their master’s degree. UAB is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
Of the 43 students majoring in sociology at UAB, 28% are male and 72% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in sociology at Fayetteville State University, 9% are male and 91% are female.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
About 67% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 33% are male.
Full Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in the Southeast Region . UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
About 67% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 33% are male.
University of Mississippi came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the town of University.
Of the 8 students majoring in sociology at Ole Miss, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Florida State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sociology programs. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
Of the 8 students majoring in sociology at Florida State, 63% are male and 38% are female.
University of Arkansas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
Of the 8 students majoring in sociology at UARK, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Duke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 63% of the sociology majors at the school.
East Carolina University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greenville.
Of the 7 students majoring in sociology at ECU, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Sociology students in the Southeast Region that almost earned our Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
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Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 39 |
| Florida | 57 |
| Georgia | 49 |
| North Carolina | 80 |
| Tennessee | 40 |
| Kentucky | 24 |
| Louisiana | 17 |
| Alabama | 54 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Mississippi | 18 |
| Arkansas | 10 |
| West Virginia | 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 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.
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