2023 Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Sociology Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Texas
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 Texas State University the most popular school in Texas for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 88% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 12% are male.
Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 10 students majoring in sociology at Texas A&M Commerce, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in Texas. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
Of the 10 students majoring in sociology at UTEP, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Women make up 89% of the sociology majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in Texas. SHSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.
Women make up 50% of the sociology majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 50% are male.
Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Women make up 67% of the sociology majors at the school.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in sociology at TWU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Texas Southern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the large city of Houston, TSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in sociology at TSU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
Texas A&M International University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sociology programs. Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Laredo.
Read full report on Sociology at Texas A&M International University
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 |
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Arizona | 103 |
Oklahoma | 22 |
New Mexico | 14 |
Sociology Related Majors
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Sociology
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 22 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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