Sociology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New Hampshire to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of sociology. Combined, these schools handed out 140 degrees in sociology to qualified students.
Your choice of sociology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sociology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The sociology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Sociology Schools in New Hampshire.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of sociology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a degree in sociology. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were about 31 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in sociology has to take a look at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 52 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.
Keene State College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in sociology. Located in the town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 45 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent year we have data available.
Sociology is one of 3 different types of Sociology programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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Your choice of sociology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sociology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
