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Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas

19 Colleges
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #40 most popular major in Texas with 1,712 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

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

Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools

#1

Rice University

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in Texas for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Texas. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

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Texas Woman’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. TWU is a large public school located in the city of Denton.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on this year’s best schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 520
Oklahoma 348
New Mexico 252

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 19 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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