by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Southeast region, there were 6,134 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,664 and $27,013 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,685 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 231 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree sociology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons College of Kentucky. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Paine College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Augusta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 231 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lane College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rust College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Rust College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 231 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morris College landed the #5 spot on the list. Morris College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sumter, South Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Tougaloo College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Tougaloo College is a small school located in Tougaloo, Mississippi that handed out 13 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Norfolk State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Pembroke landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Pembroke is located in Pembroke, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 131 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Sociology at University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Saint Augustine’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Augustine’s University is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Philander Smith College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Little Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
University of Florida-Online ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this medium-sized public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Concord University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Christopher Newport University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Newport News, Virginia, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of South Carolina - Aiken did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Aiken, South Carolina, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Shepherd University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Shepherd University is a public institution located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Presbyterian College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Clinton, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s sociology degrees 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%.
Le Moyne - Owen College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Le Moyne - Owen College is a small school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 5 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Spring Hill College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Randolph - Macon College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Randolph - Macon is located in Ashland, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Shaw University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Warren Wilson College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Swannanoa, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 6 students 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.
Talladega College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Talladega College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Talladega, Alabama. It awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Alice Lloyd College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Alice Lloyd College is a small school located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky that handed out 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Emory and Henry College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Emory, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 15 students 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.
University of North Carolina at Asheville ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Asheville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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