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2023 Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

5 Colleges
$31,081 Avg Salary
$24,712 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #52 most popular major in District of Columbia with 138 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Bachelor's in Sociology

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best school for sociology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, sociology majors at Georgetown accumulate an average of around $11,596 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great place for sociology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

Howard University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, sociology graduates from Howard carry an average student debtload of $25,255.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 867
New York 2,937
Maryland 449
New Jersey 543
Delaware 66

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 5 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).
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