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

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Finding the Best Sociology Master'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.

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 District of Columbia ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which master'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.

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

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the most popular school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for sociology students working on their master’s degree. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 40% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Sociology at George Washington University Report

#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #3 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 large city of Washington.

Full Sociology at Howard University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Sociology at Catholic University of America

Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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