by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 38,394 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 16,711 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,382 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 112 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. To top this list, a school must have a successful sociology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree sociology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Walnut, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 335 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fullerton College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 240 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 112 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Long Beach City College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 186 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citrus College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate. Citrus College is located in Glendora, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 associates’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Los Angeles College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Monterey Park, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 180 students in 2020-2021.
Chaffey College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 158 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bakersfield College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Bakersfield, California, this large public school handed out 145 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Pasadena City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 139 students in 2020-2021.
El Camino College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. El Camino College is a fairly large public school situated in Torrance, California. It awarded 132 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Cerritos College is a fairly large school located in Norwalk, California that handed out 124 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Santa Barbara City College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this fairly large public school handed out 121 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Oxnard College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Oxnard College is a medium-sized school located in Oxnard, California that handed out 119 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Canyons ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this fairly large public school awarded 118 degrees to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school handed out 115 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Los Angeles Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Located in Valley Glen, California, this fairly large public school awarded 109 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Merced College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Merced, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified associates’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
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Ventura College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Ventura, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s sociology degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
Rio Hondo College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Rio Hondo College is a fairly large school located in Whittier, California that handed out 95 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, College of the Sequoias did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. College of the Sequoias is a public institution located in Visalia, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 92 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Sacramento City College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 92 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Modesto, California, and it awarded 90 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Riverside City College is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 88 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Antelope Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate list. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 87 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Palomar College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. Palomar College is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 86 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Far Western US Region for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 83 associates’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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