by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 106 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 577 doctor's degrees in sociology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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The sociology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality sociology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for sociology students working on their doctor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for sociology students seeking a a doctor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in sociology has to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Pennsylvania
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Northwestern University
Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in sociology has to take a look at Yale University. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Yale University
Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in sociology needs to take a look at Duke University. Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Duke University
Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Rice University
Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Princeton University
Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Harvard University
UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Chicago
Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Vanderbilt University
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Stanford University
Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Notre Dame
Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of California - Berkeley
Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Southern California
UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of California - Los Angeles
Here are some additional great schools for Sociology students that almost earned our Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 17 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 18 | Brown University | Providence, RI |
| 19 | Teachers College at Columbia University | New York, NY |
| 20 | New York University | New York, NY |
| 21 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 22 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 23 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 24 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA |
| 25 | Ohio State University - Main Campus | Columbus, OH |
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Sociology is one of 3 different types of Sociology programs to choose from.
