by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri” 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 Missouri, there were 296 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,930 and $27,034 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 282 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,023 and $28,243 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 25 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sociology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harris - Stowe State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri. Harris - Stowe State University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Ozarks. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. Hard Work U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. It awarded 10 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri Valley College landed the #3 spot on the list. Missouri Valley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #4 spot on the list. LU Missouri is a small school located in Jefferson City, Missouri that handed out 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. Truman State University is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 22 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. Springfield, Missouri 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.
Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Fayette, Missouri, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #10. Saint Louis University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Missouri Southern State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking. Joplin, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Drury University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking. Springfield, Missouri 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.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #13. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full Missouri State University - Springfield Sociology Report
Washington University in St Louis landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 26 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #16. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Lindenwood University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Park University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Missouri ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri Western State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking. Saint Joseph, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #22. Maryville U is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #23, Webster University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Avila University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Southwest Baptist University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Missouri ranking. This small school is located in Bolivar, Missouri, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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