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2023 Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Sociology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for sociology majors pursuing a master's degree.

#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 23% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 19 students majoring in sociology at UCLA, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the sociology majors at the school.

Full Sociology at California State University - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Women make up 62% of the sociology majors at the school.

Read full report on Sociology at California State University - Fullerton

California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

Of the 11 students majoring in sociology at CSUDH, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Sociology at California State University - Dominguez Hills Report

University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 9 students majoring in sociology at UC Davis, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Sociology at University of California - Davis Report

University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree sociology programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 9 students majoring in sociology at UC Irvine, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Sociology at University of California - Irvine Report

#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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California State University - San Marcos came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 15,498
Washington 650
Oregon 341
Nevada 120
Hawaii 96
Alaska 5

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 25 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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