by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,001 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,222 and $24,526 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,593 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 191 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sociology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cheyney, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bloomfield College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bloomfield College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bloomfield, New Jersey. It awarded 25 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 191 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hartwick College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hartwick is located in Oneonta, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wells College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Aurora, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
York College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Jamaica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 78 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Albright College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY New Paltz ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New Paltz, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 117 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Franklin and Marshall College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #10, University of Maryland Eastern Shore did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMES is a public institution located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Thiel College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Greenville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University at Albany ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 212 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hunter College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 246 bachelors’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%.
Rosemont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Rosemont is a small school located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Barnard College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Chestertown, Maryland, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
College of Mount Saint Vincent came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. College of Mount Saint Vincent is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 24 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Gettysburg College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Queens College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 180 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Lincoln University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Lincoln University is a public institution located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, SUNY Old Westbury did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Old Westbury, New York, this small public school awarded 44 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Goucher College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Goucher is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 20 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
United States Military Academy ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. United States Military Academy is located in West Point, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Centenary University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #25, Wagner College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Staten Island, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 29 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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