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2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Sociology 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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our analysis found Texas State University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for sociology students. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Schools in Texas list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Texas A&M University - Commerce 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 town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular sociology programs. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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Sam Houston State 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. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #9 on the list. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#10

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for sociology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 103
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar 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 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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