by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,247 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,163 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 101 colleges that offer 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 the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harris - Stowe State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Harris - Stowe State University is a small public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 16 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Central is a small school located in Pella, Iowa that handed out 17 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grinnell College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grinnell, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Penn University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wartburg College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Wartburg is located in Waverly, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
College of the Ozarks ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. College of the Ozarks is a private not-for-profit institution located in Point Lookout, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Black Hills State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Spearfish, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Gustavus Adolphus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Gustavus Adolphus College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Peter, Minnesota. It awarded 11 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
College of Saint Benedict landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Loras College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Dubuque, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Hastings College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hastings, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Missouri Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Valley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. LU Missouri is a small public school situated in Jefferson City, Missouri. It awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Sioux Falls ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 10 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Truman State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Truman State University is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 22 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Dubuque landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. UD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Baker University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Baker is located in Baldwin City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Dakota State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Kansas Wesleyan University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Salina, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Coe College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Friends University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #21. Friends University is a small school located in Wichita, Kansas that handed out 8 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwest Minnesota State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Marshall, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Saint Ambrose University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Davenport, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Morris landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Morris is located in Morris, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northern State University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. NSU is a small public school situated in Aberdeen, South Dakota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s sociology degrees 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%.
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