by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Utah” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Utah, there were 398 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,323 and $15,529 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,681 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Utah” ranking analyzed 3 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 sociology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Utah”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Utah”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s sociology 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Utah. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 1 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Utah list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 113 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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