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2023 Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Sociology Graduate Certificate School for You

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

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Sociology at Texas Woman’s University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Arlington is a great place for sociology students working on their graduate certificate. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

Of the 2 students majoring in sociology at UT Arlington, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Sociology at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in the Southwest Region . SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Huntsville.

Full Sociology at Sam Houston State University Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 4 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,712
Arizona 520
Oklahoma 348
New Mexico 252

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.

  • 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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