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Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

2 Colleges
$72,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 543 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the sociology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Doctorate in Sociology

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in New Jersey for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in New Jersey. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

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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
District of Columbia 138
Delaware 66

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

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 2 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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