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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology

977 Colleges in the United States
29,435 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #15 in popularity, sociology is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 977 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 29,435 bachelor's degrees in sociology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Sociology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in sociology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of sociology students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for sociology.

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The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sociology. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Most Well Attended Schools for Sociology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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779 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#4 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in sociology. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in California.

There were roughly 779 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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713 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#10 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in sociology. UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

There were about 713 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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531 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In CA
#31 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in sociology has to look into California State University - Northridge. CSUN is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Northridge.

There were roughly 531 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent data year.

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452 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In CA
#28 Best Quality In CA

California State University - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sociology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public university with a very large student population.

There were roughly 452 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal State LA in the most recent data year.

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382 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In CA
#30 Best Quality In CA

Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fullerton.

There were about 382 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent data year.

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339 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#6 Most Popular In CA
#20 Best Quality In CA

UCR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Riverside.

There were roughly 339 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent data year.

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322 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#7 Most Popular In CA
#21 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population.

There were roughly 322 sociology students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

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310 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#8 Most Popular In CA
#3 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in California.

There were about 310 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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301 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#9 Most Popular In CA
#43 Best Quality In CA

CSUSB is a large public university located in the city of San Bernardino.

There were about 301 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUSB in the most recent data year.

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275 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#10 Most Popular In CA
#9 Best Quality In CA

UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in California.

There were about 275 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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254 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#11 Most Popular In CA
#38 Best Quality In CA

Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public university with a large student population.

There were roughly 254 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUSM in the most recent data year.

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251 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#12 Most Popular In CA
#24 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were about 251 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.

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250 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#26 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

There were approximately 250 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.

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246 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#13 Most Popular In CA
#42 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public university with a large student population.

There were about 246 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at CSUDH in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in sociology from California State University - Dominguez Hills

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238 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#14 Most Popular In CA
#12 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 238 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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235 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#15 Most Popular In CA
#23 Best Quality In CA

Cal State East Bay is a large public university located in the suburb of Hayward.

There were roughly 235 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at Cal State East Bay in the most recent year we have data available.

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224 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#16 Most Popular In CA
#32 Best Quality In CA

Sac State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Sacramento.

There were approximately 224 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
217 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#18 Best Quality In NY

Hunter is a very large public college located in the large city of New York.

There were roughly 217 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.

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210 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In NY
#13 Best Quality In NY

UAlbany is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Albany.

There were approximately 210 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent data year.

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206 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#17 Most Popular In CA
#26 Best Quality In CA

Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 206 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly Pomona in the most recent data year.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
205 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In NY
#22 Best Quality In NY

QC is a large public college located in the city of Queens.

There were about 205 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.

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190 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#18 Most Popular In CA
#17 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population.

There were about 190 sociology students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

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189 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CO
#2 Best Quality In CO

Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Colorado.

There were roughly 189 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
187 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In VA
#2 Best Quality In VA

Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Virginia.

There were approximately 187 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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184 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
#3 Best Quality In TX

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Texas.

There were about 184 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
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Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 977 different United States sociology schools we analyzed.

RankCollegeLocation
50Florida International UniversityMiami, FL
51San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA
52SUNY New PaltzNew Paltz, NY
52The University of Arizona Global CampusSan Diego, CA
54San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA
55University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherst, MA
55California State University - BakersfieldBakersfield, CA
57University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, NC
58University of Central FloridaOrlando, FL
59Arizona State University - TempeTempe, AZ
60University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointStevens Point, WI
61Purdue University - Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN
62University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
63Ohio University - Athens CampusAthens, OH
64University of Oklahoma Norman CampusNorman, OK
64Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
66Brigham Young University - ProvoProvo, UT
67Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR
68Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX
68Ohio State University - Main CampusColumbus, OH
68William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne, NJ
71University of Virginia - Main CampusCharlottesville, VA
71Kean UniversityUnion, NJ
73The University of Tennessee - KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN
73Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA
75Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GA
75University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN
77Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ
78University of GeorgiaAthens, GA
79University of Maryland - College ParkCollege Park, MD
80University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA
80University of Wisconsin - MadisonMadison, WI
82University of California - MercedMerced, CA
83Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL
84Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA
84Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX
84Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA
84University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, HI
88American Public University SystemCharles Town, WV
89The City College of New YorkNew York, NY
89Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL
91Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, VA
92University of Massachusetts - BostonBoston, MA
92University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WI
92California Polytechnic State University - San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CA
95University of ArizonaTucson, AZ
96University of North TexasDenton, TX
96Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY
98University of Central OklahomaEdmond, OK
98University of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, IL
98Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT
98University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GA
98Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA
103Binghamton UniversityVestal, NY
103University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR
103University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL
106Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TN
106Colorado State University - PuebloPueblo, CO
106University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT
106Utah State UniversityLogan, UT
110University of IdahoMoscow, ID
110University of New Mexico - Main CampusAlbuquerque, NM
112University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
112University of Nevada - Las VegasLas Vegas, NV
114Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KS
114Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA
114Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA
114Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, CT
118York CollegeJamaica, NY
118Texas Woman’s UniversityDenton, TX
120Montclair State UniversityMontclair, NJ
120Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
120Brigham Young University - IdahoRexburg, ID
123Buffalo StateBuffalo, NY
123Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KS
123Bloomfield CollegeBloomfield, NJ
123University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA
123New Jersey City UniversityJersey City, NJ
123Eastern Connecticut State UniversityWillimantic, CT
123Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MI
130Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GA
130University of New Hampshire - Main CampusDurham, NH
132Saint Leo UniversitySaint Leo, FL
132Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY
132Bowie State UniversityBowie, MD
132Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MA
132New York UniversityNew York, NY
137Clemson UniversityClemson, SC
137University of Wisconsin - La CrosseLa Crosse, WI
139University of HoustonHouston, TX
139California Baptist UniversityRiverside, CA
139Portland State UniversityPortland, OR
139The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX
139Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem, NC
139Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, WA
139Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY
146College of CharlestonCharleston, SC

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology award.

RankCollegeLocation
147Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA
147The University of MontanaMissoula, MT
147Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KY
147John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, NY
151Emory UniversityAtlanta, GA
151University of Maryland - Baltimore CountyBaltimore, MD
151SUNY CortlandCortland, NY
151Central Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI
151University of Nebraska - LincolnLincoln, NE
151Miami University - OxfordOxford, OH
157Boston UniversityBoston, MA
157Appalachian State UniversityBoone, NC
157University of Maryland Eastern ShorePrincess Anne, MD
160Rutgers University - New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ
160University of Colorado at Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO
160Coastal Carolina UniversityConway, SC
160University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VA
160Fordham UniversityBronx, NY
165Duke UniversityDurham, NC
165Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
165Iowa State UniversityAmes, IA
168Washington State UniversityPullman, WA
168Boise State UniversityBoise, ID
170Purdue University NorthwestHammond, IN
170University of Missouri - ColumbiaColumbia, MO
170Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL
170Kent State University at KentKent, OH
170Texas A&M University - CommerceCommerce, TX
170North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC
176Longwood UniversityFarmville, VA
176University of South Florida - Main CampusTampa, FL
178New Mexico State University - Main CampusLas Cruces, NM
178Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX
178DePaul UniversityChicago, IL
178SUNY GeneseoGeneseo, NY
178Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
183Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, NC
183Indiana University - BloomingtonBloomington, IN
183University of IowaIowa City, IA
183University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, CO
187Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PA
187Gonzaga UniversitySpokane, WA
189Ball State UniversityMuncie, IN
189University of MemphisMemphis, TN
189Oklahoma State University - Main CampusStillwater, OK
192Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PA
192Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MA
192Rice UniversityHouston, TX
192Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KY
192Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GA
192University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA
192Humboldt State UniversityArcata, CA

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