2024 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

a doctor's degree in sociology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #45 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of sociology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 doctor's degrees in sociology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sociology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sociology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt sociology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sociology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sociology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Sociology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in Pennsylvania

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for sociology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Doctorate in Sociology

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in sociology needs to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Pennsylvania

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

2 Annual Graduates

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a good decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in sociology. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

5 Annual Graduates

Temple University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in sociology. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Temple University

Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	174	67
Maryland	119	14
New Jersey	115	12
District of Columbia	81	9
Delaware	53	4

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Sociology Related Rankings by Major

Sociology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Sociology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	26

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	66
Anthropology	21
Political Science & Government	19
Other Social Sciences	11
Geography & Cartography	5
Archeology	3
Demography & Population Studies	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos. More about our data sources and methodologies.