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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region

79 Ranked Colleges
2,257 Degrees Awarded
$31,050 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor's

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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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,257 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 79 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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Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree sociology students.

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Out of the 79 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 196 bachelors’s sociology degrees 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%.

Read more about Sociology at ASU - Skysong

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 162 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 - College Station Sociology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 151 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UT Austin Sociology Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 132 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about Sociology at UTSA

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Oklahoma Sociology Report

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 99 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read full report on Sociology at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 86 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State University Sociology Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sociology at Texas Tech

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Texas Woman’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 66 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Texas Woman’s University

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 65 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas Sociology Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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With a ranking of #12, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Sociology at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 more about Sociology at Northern Arizona University

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 54 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Sociology Report

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Sociology at UH

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at UCO

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 53 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Arizona Sociology Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

With a ranking of #18, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sociology at Lamar University

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University of North Texas at Dallas ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNT 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 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%.

Read full report on Sociology at University of North Texas at Dallas

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. Texas A&M San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Sociology at Texas A&M San Antonio

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Rice University is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 35 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Sociology at Rice

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Sam Houston State University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Sam Houston State University

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With a ranking of #23, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at Texas A&M Commerce

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 30 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Sociology at NMSU Main Campus

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With a ranking of #25, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 28 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 Baylor Sociology Report

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