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2023 Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Virginia

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Finding the Best Sociology & Anthropology School for You

With 16 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology and anthropology is the #215 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in Virginia to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology & Anthropology program at each school on the list.

The following school tops our list of the Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington and Lee University to be the most popular school for sociology and anthropology students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Sociology & Anthropology at Washington and Lee University Report

Best Sociology & Anthropology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 50
North Carolina 10
Kentucky 21
South Carolina 23
Mississippi 0

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Internet Archive Book Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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