2023 Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree School for You
Sociology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 610 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for sociology majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Sociology
Our 2023 rankings named Claremont McKenna College the best school in the United States for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 610 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
With a ranking of #6, Dartmouth College did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hanover.
Vanderbilt University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree sociology programs. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Sociology majors at Vanderbilt take out an average of $14,028 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
With a ranking of #8, DePauw University did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. DePauw is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Greencastle.
Yale University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
University of Notre Dame came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
With a ranking of #12, Colgate University did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hamilton.
Pomona College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Pomona is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.
University of Pennsylvania came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Stanford University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #16, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
With a ranking of #17, Amherst College did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #18 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Sociology majors at UC Berkeley take out an average of $14,283 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $264, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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University of Chicago came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
With a ranking of #20, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Wake Forest University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.
The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #22 on this year’s Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
Sociology majors at The Graduate Center take out an average of $24,786 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
Bates College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Barnard College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree sociology programs. Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #25, Bowdoin College did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Brunswick.
Rest of the Top 50 Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 610 different United States sociology schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Sociology students that almost earned our Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Sociology by Region
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Sociology Related Rankings by Major
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
Economics | 49,055 |
General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
Anthropology | 11,415 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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