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2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in North Carolina

9 Colleges
$28,527 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Sociology School for You

Sociology is the #75 most popular major in North Carolina with 80 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sociology Colleges.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in North Carolina. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Appalachian State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 39
Florida 57
Georgia 49
Tennessee 40
Kentucky 24
Louisiana 17
Alabama 54
South Carolina 2
Mississippi 18
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 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 9 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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