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 Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” 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 the Southwest region, there were 2,822 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 118 colleges that offer a degree 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Marshall, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McMurry University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 13 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 118 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Lutheran University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seguin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 39 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at Texas A&M University - San Antonio
Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 281 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Arizona State University - Skysong
With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at Oklahoma City Community College
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. USAO is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Full University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Sociology Report
Trinity University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 16 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Huston - Tillotson University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Texas Woman’s University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 79 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Oklahoma came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Central Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 141 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Read more about Sociology at The University of Texas at San Antonio
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 24 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Sociology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Rice University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 13 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 19 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Odessa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 129 degrees to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 25 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Connors State College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Warner, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 6 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 40 ’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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