by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 38,394 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,822 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 264 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sociology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma City Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #2 spot on the list. Odessa College is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 24 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 129 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connors State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. CSC is a small school located in Warner, Oklahoma that handed out 6 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 39 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Frank Phillips College landed the #5 spot on the list. Borger, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Thatcher, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Temple College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Temple College is a small public school situated in Temple, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar State College - Orange did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Lamar State College - Orange is located in Orange, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Navarro College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Corsicana, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Estrella Mountain Community College
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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Paris Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Paris, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alvin Community College is a small public school situated in Alvin, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. DMC is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
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Paradise Valley Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
South Plains College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Rio Salado College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Wharton County Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Wharton County Junior College is located in Wharton, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
GateWay Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. GateWay Community College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, McLennan Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Tulsa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Tulsa Community College is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Phoenix College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. St Philip’s College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, South Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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Rose State College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. RSC is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Cochise County Community College District is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Howard College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Big Spring, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Clarendon College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Clarendon College is a public institution located in Clarendon, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Big Spring, Texas, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Palo Alto College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Northwest Vista College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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