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2023 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

29 Colleges
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the best school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for sociology students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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With a ranking of #7, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

University of Delaware came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 867
New York 2,937
Maryland 449
New Jersey 543
District of Columbia 138
Delaware 66

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

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 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).
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