If you pursue a degree in sociology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #25 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 520 degrees in sociology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of sociology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Sociology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Sociology Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the sociology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in sociology. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 99 sociology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Those sociology students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Tempe make $3,120 more than the typical sociology graduate.
It is hard to beat University of Arizona if you wish to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 65 sociology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the sociology program report average early career wages of $32,763.
It's difficult to beat Arizona State University - Skysong if you wish to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 281 sociology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Those sociology students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong make $3,120 more than the average sociology student.
It's hard to beat Northern Arizona University if you wish to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 61 sociology students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the sociology program make around $29,620 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).