by our College Data Analytics Team
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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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,166 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,085 and $25,610 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. That schools that top this list have a program in sociology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Alpena, Michigan, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rio Grande landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rio Grande is a small school located in Rio Grande, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small school located in Celina, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Michigan College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and it awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Owens Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region. Owens State Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Perrysburg, Ohio. It awarded 4 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lansing Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. LCC is a public institution located in Lansing, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Stark State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Sinclair Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Henry Ford College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Henry Ford College is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Gogebic Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Gogebic Community College is a small school located in Ironwood, Michigan that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Adrian College is located in Adrian, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Xavier University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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