by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sociology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $24,587 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,887 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major” ranking looked at 212 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sociology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Feather River Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. Feather River College is a small school located in Quincy, California that handed out 33 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 212 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. LTCC is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 212 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Canada College landed the #3 spot on the list. Canada College is a public institution located in Redwood City, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 65 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 212 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mt. San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Walnut, California, this large public school awarded 335 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkeley City College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. Located in Berkeley, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
College of Alameda came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. College of Alameda is a small school located in Alameda, California that handed out 37 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. Oxnard College is a medium-sized school located in Oxnard, California that handed out 119 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Compton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. Compton College is a public institution located in Compton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 33 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Glendale Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, California, and it awarded 79 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Fullerton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. Fullerton College is a fairly large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 240 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Citrus College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. Citrus College is located in Glendora, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Copper Mountain Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. CMC is a small school located in Joshua Tree, California that handed out 11 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Merced College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 107 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking, coming in at #14. Long Beach City College is a public institution located in Long Beach, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 186 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
El Camino College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Sacramento City College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 92 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Los Angeles Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Valley Glen, California, and it awarded 109 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. Cosumnes River is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 52 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Marin landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. Kentfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. Modesto Junior College is a public institution located in Modesto, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 90 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Crafton Hills College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Yucaipa, California, and it awarded 49 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Sequoias landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. Located in Visalia, California, this fairly large public school handed out 92 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Barstow Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major ranking. Barstow Community College is located in Barstow, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major list. Chaffey College is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 158 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 32 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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