by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,001 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,222 and $24,526 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 59 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in sociology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 Community College of Beaver County. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. CCBC is a small public school situated in Monaca, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Luzerne County Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Located in Selden, New York, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Suffolk County Community College
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