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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region

39 Ranked Colleges
264 Degrees Awarded
$32,389 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region

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In 2020-2021, 38,475 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 2,832 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,946 and $25,011 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 264 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 39 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sociology.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 39 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region

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Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at OCCC

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Odessa College
Odessa, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Odessa College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 24 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Odessa College Sociology Report

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Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 129 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at CNM

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Connors State College
Warner, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connors State College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Warner, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at CSC

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Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frank Phillips College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Borger, Texas, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Full Frank Phillips College Sociology Report

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Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, Arizona

Eastern Arizona College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern Arizona College is a public institution located in Thatcher, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Eastern Arizona College

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Temple College
Temple, Texas

Temple College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Temple, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Temple College

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Lamar State College - Orange landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar State College - Orange is a small public school situated in Orange, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lamar State College - Orange Sociology Report

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Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas

With a ranking of #9, Navarro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school situated in Corsicana, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Navarro College

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Tyler Junior College
Tyler, Texas

With a ranking of #10, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Tyler Junior College

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Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Estrella Mountain Community College is a public institution located in Avondale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Estrella Mountain Community College Sociology Report

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Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Austin Community College District

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Paris Junior College
Paris, Texas

With a ranking of #13, Paris Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Paris Junior College is a small public school situated in Paris, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Paris Junior College

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Alvin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Alvin Community College is a small school located in Alvin, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Alvin Sociology Report

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

With a ranking of #15, Del Mar College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Full DMC Sociology Report

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Scottsdale Community College

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Paradise Valley Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Paradise Valley Community College Sociology Report

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Mesa Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Full Mesa Community College Sociology Report

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South Plains College
Levelland, Texas

South Plains College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at South Plains College

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Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona

Rio Salado College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Rio Salado College

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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

Pima Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Sociology at Pima Community College

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Rose State College
Midwest City, Oklahoma

Rose State College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Rose State College

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Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Wharton County Junior College is a public institution located in Wharton, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wharton County Junior College Sociology Report

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Howard College
Big Spring, Texas

Howard College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Howard College is a public institution located in Big Spring, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Howard College

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South Mountain Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full South Mountain Community College Sociology Report

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Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is a public institution located in Big Spring, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Sociology at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf

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St Philip's College
San Antonio, Texas

St Philip’s College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full St Philip’s College Sociology Report

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Cochise County Community College District landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Cochise College is a small public school situated in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sociology at Cochise County Community College District

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GateWay Community College
Phoenix, Arizona

GateWay Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full GateWay Community College Sociology Report

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Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Sociology at Tulsa Community College

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at San Antonio College

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Phoenix College

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Blinn College
Brenham, Texas

With a ranking of #21, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Brenham, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Blinn College

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Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona

Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Glendale Community College Sociology Report

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Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #21, Northwest Vista College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northwest Vista College Sociology Report

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McLennan Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Full McLennan Community College Sociology Report

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Clarendon College
Clarendon, Texas

With a ranking of #21, Clarendon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Clarendon, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at Clarendon College

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Chandler-Gilbert Community College Sociology Report

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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas

Palo Alto College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full Palo Alto College Sociology Report

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