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2023 Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

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Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 551 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology is the #53 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which doctor'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 doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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

Read full report on Sociology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Sociology at Michigan State University Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Sociology at Wayne State University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Michigan University is a great place for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Sociology at Western Michigan University

Best Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 702
Illinois 841
Indiana 471
Wisconsin 504

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 4 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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