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2023 Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #40 most popular major in Texas with 1,712 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Texas 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Sociology Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas State University the most popular school in Texas for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

Of the 17 students majoring in sociology at Texas State, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Women make up 60% of the sociology majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular sociology schools in Texas. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the sociology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in sociology at the school are women while 11% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

Of the 8 students majoring in sociology at UNT, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college 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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Texas A&M International University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas Southern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 83% of the sociology majors at the school.

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Women make up 83% of the sociology majors at the school.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 520
Oklahoma 348
New Mexico 252

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

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 22 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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