by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,257 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 79 colleges that offered 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 the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, McMurry University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Abilene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Lutheran University landed the #3 spot on the list. TLU is a small school located in Seguin, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas at Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of North Texas at Dallas
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas College landed the #5 spot on the list. TC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. USAO is a small public school situated in Chickasha, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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.
With a ranking of #9, Huston - Tillotson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Killeen, Texas, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 124 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 132 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at The University of Texas at San Antonio
With a ranking of #15, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 196 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read more about Sociology at Arizona State University - Skysong
Texas Woman’s University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Rice University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Austin College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Southwestern University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 19 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Texas A&M International University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Belton, Texas 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.
Read more about Sociology at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 58 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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