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 Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Texas, there were 1,712 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,932 and $25,306 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,472 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 56 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sociology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree sociology students.
Out of the 56 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wiley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Wiley College is located in Marshall, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McMurry University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. McMurray University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas. TLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s 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 Texas. 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 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 37 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Trinity University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking. Trinity U is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Huston - Tillotson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 24 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #10. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is located in Killeen, Texas 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 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Sociology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 132 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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With a ranking of #12, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 66 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small public school situated in Texarkana, Texas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #15. Saint Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #16. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, 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 86%.
Texas A&M International University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking. 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.
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 151 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 162 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Lamar University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Texas list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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