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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 2,832 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,946 and $25,011 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 118 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region sociology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. Wiley College is a small school located in Marshall, Texas that handed out 9 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McMurry University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. McMurray University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Abilene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’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 Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Seguin, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’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 Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 39 students 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%.
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools 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. This small school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 281 diplomas to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Oklahoma City Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 ’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and it awarded 3 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Trinity University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 16 ’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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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 did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Huston - Tillotson University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #12, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 79 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 53 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 130 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 141 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 ’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 13 students 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%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Sociology Report
With a ranking of #19, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 19 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Odessa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
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Texas A&M International University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Texas A&M International University
Connors State College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Warner, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is located in Texarkana, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 40 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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