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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 38,394 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.
Across Louisiana, there were 407 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 390 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana list. McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 138 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Sociology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 25 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grambling State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Southern University and A & M College
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 60 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Sociology at Tulane University of Louisiana
University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #9. UNO is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #10. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Southeastern Louisiana University
Loyola University New Orleans ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 9 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%.
Centenary College of Louisiana came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking. Centenary College of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #14. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Louisiana State University - Shreveport
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