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Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

13 Colleges
$32,113 Avg Salary
$13,928 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sociology Associate Degree School for You

Sociology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Sinclair Community College to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Of the 8 students majoring in sociology at Sinclair Community College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, sociology graduates from Sinclair Community College carry an average student debt load of $17,777.

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#2

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in sociology at LCC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

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#4

University of Rio Grande

Rio Grande, OH

The in-demand associate degree programs at University of Rio Grande helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Rio Grande, University of Rio Grande is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alpena Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Alpena, Alpena Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree sociology programs. Located in the rural area of Celina, Wright State University - Lake Campus is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Henry Ford College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dearborn.

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Lake Michigan College

Benton Harbor, MI

With a ranking of #7, Lake Michigan College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Benton Harbor, LMC is a public college with a small student population.

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Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

With a ranking of #10, Xavier University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 551
Ohio 702
Illinois 841
Indiana 471
Wisconsin 504

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 13 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos.

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