by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 38,394 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 1,247 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sociology.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree sociology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Indian Hills Community College is a small school located in Ottumwa, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Iowa Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Davenport, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barton County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Barton County Community College is located in Great Bend, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshalltown Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Marshalltown Community College is a small public school situated in Marshalltown, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in West Burlington, Iowa, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ellsworth Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region. Ellsworth is a small school located in Iowa Falls, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Fort Dodge, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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