by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Virginia, there were 937 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,190 and $24,569 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 898 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Norfolk State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Christopher Newport University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. CNU is a small public school situated in Newport News, Virginia. It awarded 60 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Randolph - Macon College landed the #3 spot on the list. Randolph - Macon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory and Henry College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia. Emory & Henry College is located in Emory, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roanoke College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Roanoke College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Randolph College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #6. Randolph is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bridgewater College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Bridgewater, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of Mary Washington landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking. Fredericksburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Longwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Farmville, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 216 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Old Dominion University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Old Dominion University is a large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 93 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, William & Mary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Averett University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. AU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Danville, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #14. University of Richmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 78 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Mary Baldwin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Located in Staunton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
James Madison University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #17. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 77 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Hollins University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Located in Roanoke, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. 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.
Radford University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking. Radford is a medium-sized school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 18 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Marymount University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Marymount University is a small school located in Arlington, Virginia that handed out 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Virginia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Located in Petersburg, Virginia, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Virginia Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Lynchburg did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #24. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s sociology 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hampton University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Virginia list. Located in Hampton, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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