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2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in New York

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$33,529 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Sociology School for You

With 192 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology is the #96 most popular major in New York.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Sociology Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in New York 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in New York for sociology students. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Sociology at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

Out of the 20 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 20 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for sociology students. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in New York. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Sociology at Cornell University Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Full Sociology at University at Buffalo Report

#7

The New School

New York, NY

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

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St John’s University - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Schools in New York ranking. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Full Sociology at St John’s University - New York Report

#10

University at Albany

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #10, University at Albany did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 54
Maryland 42
New Jersey 32
District of Columbia 22
Delaware 6

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 20 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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