2025 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

If you pursue a doctor's degree in sociology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #46 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of sociology. Combined, these schools handed out 109 doctor's degrees in sociology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to sociology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sociology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sociology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sociology students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in sociology.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Sociology

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in sociology has to take a look at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Georgia State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Georgia State University

Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	23
North Carolina	190	16
Georgia	190	18
Virginia	182	12
Mississippi	154	2
Tennessee	150	11
Louisiana	146	6
Alabama	139	6
South Carolina	135	1
Kentucky	119	8
West Virginia	61	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sociology

One of 3 majors within the Sociology area of study, Sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• 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).
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