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Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island

2023 Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island

4 Colleges
$30,015 Avg Salary
$23,399 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

With 99 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology is the #57 most popular major in Rhode Island.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island

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

Top Rhode Island Schools in Sociology

#1

Providence College

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Providence College to be the best school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Sociology majors at Providence take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 4 schools in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Sociology Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

The average amount in student loans that sociology majors at URI take out is $23,125.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Rhode Island College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Rhode Island. RIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Providence.

On average, sociology graduates from RIC take out $20,072 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,035
Connecticut 382
New Hampshire 140
Maine 120
Vermont 59

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

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 4 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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