by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 38,394 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across South Dakota, there were 92 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 7 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Black Hills State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Black Hills State University is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Sioux Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 40 bachelors’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota list. Northern State University 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota list. Augustana Sioux Falls is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 2 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Dakota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #6. USD is a medium-sized public school situated in Vermillion, South Dakota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dakota Wesleyan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in South Dakota ranking, coming in at #7. Dakota Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mitchell, South Dakota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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