2024 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

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 Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 doctor's degrees in sociology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• 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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to sociology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sociology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for sociology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Virginia list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in Virginia

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

Top Virginia Schools for a Doctorate in Sociology

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

It is hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in sociology. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

7 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Virginia Tech

Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	23
Georgia	126	18
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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Rankings in Majors Related to Sociology

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Sociology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	12

Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	37
International Relations & National Security	11
Urban Studies	9
Political Science & Government	5
Other Social Sciences	5
Anthropology	4

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.