by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin” 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 Wisconsin, there were 563 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 438 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,390 and $27,888 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. That schools that top this list have a program in sociology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for wisconsin bachelor’s degree sociology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin. UW - Stevens Point is located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Norbert College landed the #2 spot on the list. De Pere, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Northland College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ashland, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ripon College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin list. Ripon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ripon, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Beloit College landed the #5 spot on the list. Beloit College is located in Beloit, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin list. This small school is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Cardinal Stritch University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #10. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Carroll University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #11. Carroll U is a small school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin that handed out 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #12. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 21 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Edgewood College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking. Edgewood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #14. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking. UWM is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 32 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Carthage College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking. Carthage College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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Marquette University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Alverno College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Wisconsin - Superior came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Wisconsin ranking. Located in Superior, Wisconsin, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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