2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Wisconsin

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate” 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 Wisconsin, there were 586 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,561 and $24,526 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,274 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in sociology.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Wisconsin

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, Wisconsin

#1 overall quality in Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 22 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Sociology at UW - Madison

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#13 overall quality in Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Wisconsin for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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