by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 38,394 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,143 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sociology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree sociology students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Alpena Community College is a small public school situated in Alpena, Michigan. It awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rio Grande. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Rio Grande, Ohio, and it awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wright State University - Lake Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Wright State University - Lake Campus is a small school located in Celina, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Michigan College landed the #4 spot on the list. LMC is a public institution located in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Owens Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Owens State Community College is located in Perrysburg, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Lansing Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LCC is a fairly large public school situated in Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Stark State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Stark State College is a public institution located in North Canton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sinclair Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Henry Ford College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Gogebic Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ironwood, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Xavier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Xavier University is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, and it awarded 55 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Adrian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Adrian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Adrian, Michigan. It awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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