by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Plains States region, there were 1,248 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,845 and $26,072 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 9 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 picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree sociology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian Hills Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region. Indian Hills Community College is a public institution located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshalltown Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Marshalltown Community College is a small school located in Marshalltown, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ellsworth Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Ellsworth is a public institution located in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. West Burlington, Iowa 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Iowa Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a public institution located in Davenport, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barton County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Great Bend, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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