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2023 Most Popular Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

7 Colleges
$31,081 Avg Salary
$24,712 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sociology Bachelor's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #52 most popular major in District of Columbia with 138 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's 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.

Check out the sociology bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in District of Columbia.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Women make up 71% of the sociology majors at the school.

Sociology majors at Georgetown take out an average of $11,596 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in District of Columbia. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 92% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 8% are male.

On average, sociology graduates from Howard take out $25,255 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Sociology at Howard University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 79% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Sociology at American University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the sociology majors at the school.

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#6

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC

Gallaudet University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Gallaudet is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 75% of the sociology majors at the school.

Full Sociology at Gallaudet University Report

Trinity Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sociology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Sociology at Trinity Washington University

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

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

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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