by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s” ranking.
Sociology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,298 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 232 colleges that offered a degree 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 for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified 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%.
Out of the 232 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees 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 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 23 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 22 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Out of the 232 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #5 spot on the list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 22 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 19 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of California - Los Angeles
California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full California State University - Los Angeles Sociology Report
Texas State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
New York University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Harvard University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
California State University - Fullerton ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full California State University - Fullerton Sociology Report
California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 11 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Fayetteville State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking. Fayetteville State University is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is located in Commerce, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 ranking of #20, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 10 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Sociology Report
University of California - Davis ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. Davis, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, 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%.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Cornell University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Sociology Report
Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 9 masters’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.
Oklahoma City University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #25, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
University of Central Florida ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Central Florida
With a ranking of #25, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Princeton University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s list. Princeton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 9 masters’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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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