2024 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Sociology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #45 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 18 doctor's degrees in sociology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools 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 Georgia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in Georgia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in sociology.

Top Georgia Schools for a Doctorate in Sociology

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

7 Annual Graduates

Emory University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in sociology. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Emory University

1

University of Georgia
Athens, GA

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in sociology has to take a look at University of Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Georgia

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Georgia State University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in sociology. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Georgia State University

Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	23
Virginia	127	12
North Carolina	115	16
Mississippi	113	2
Louisiana	103	6
Tennessee	102	11
Alabama	98	6
South Carolina	91	1
Kentucky	87	8
West Virginia	49	1

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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	18

Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	20
Political Science & Government	20
Anthropology	8
Geography & Cartography	6
International Relations & National Security	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.