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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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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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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
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 United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sociology. UCLA is a very 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 about 779 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
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 midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

There were roughly 713 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA
531 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In CA
#31 Best Quality In CA

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

There were about 531 sociology students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent year we have data available.

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California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
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 fairly large student population.

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

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California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
382 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In CA
#30 Best Quality In CA

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

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

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University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA
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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California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA
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 individuals who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
310 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#8 Most Popular In CA
#3 Best Quality In CA

Located in the medium-sized 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 roughly 310 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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California State University - San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
301 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#9 Most Popular In CA
#43 Best Quality In CA

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

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

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University of California - Davis
Davis, CA
275 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#10 Most Popular In CA
#9 Best Quality In CA

UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the 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 roughly 275 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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California State University - San Marcos
San Marcos, CA
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 fairly large student population.

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

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University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
251 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#12 Most Popular In CA
#24 Best Quality In CA

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

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

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY
250 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#26 Best Quality In NY

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

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

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California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, CA
246 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#13 Most Popular In CA
#42 Best Quality In CA

Located in the small 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.

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University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA
238 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#14 Most Popular In CA
#12 Best Quality In CA

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

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

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California State University - East Bay
Hayward, CA
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 large suburb of Hayward.

There were approximately 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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California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
224 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#16 Most Popular In CA
#32 Best Quality In CA

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

There were approximately 224 sociology individuals 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 fairly large public college located in the city of New York.

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

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University at Albany
Albany, NY
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 city of Albany.

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

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, CA
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 about 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 fairly large public college located in the city of Queens.

There were about 205 sociology students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.

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San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
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 approximately 190 sociology students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent data year.

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University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO
189 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CO
#2 Best Quality In CO

Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly 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 approximately 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 fairly 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 year we have data available.

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX
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 medium-sized 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 approximately 184 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

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Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX
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Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ
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California State University - Stanislaus
Turlock, CA
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
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Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
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Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
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California State University - Chico
Chico, CA
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California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
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Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
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University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

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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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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
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California State University - Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA
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The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

 

Additional Award Winners

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

Rank College Location
50 Florida International University Miami, FL
51 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
52 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
52 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
54 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
55 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
55 California State University - Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA
57 University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC
58 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
59 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
60 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI
61 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
62 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
63 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH
64 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
64 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
66 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
67 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
68 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
68 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
68 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
71 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
71 Kean University Union, NJ
73 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
73 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
75 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
75 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
77 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
78 University of Georgia Athens, GA
79 University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD
80 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
80 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
82 University of California - Merced Merced, CA
83 Illinois State University Normal, IL
84 Norfolk State University Norfolk, VA
84 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
84 Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA
84 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
88 American Public University System Charles Town, WV
89 The City College of New York New York, NY
89 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
91 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
92 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
92 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
92 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
95 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
96 University of North Texas Denton, TX
96 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
98 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK
98 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
98 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
98 University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA
98 Suffolk University Boston, MA
103 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
103 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
103 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
106 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, TN
106 Colorado State University - Pueblo Pueblo, CO
106 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
106 Utah State University Logan, UT
110 University of Idaho Moscow, ID
110 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
112 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
112 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
114 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
114 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
114 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
114 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT
118 York College Jamaica, NY
118 Texas Woman’s University Denton, TX
120 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
120 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
120 Brigham Young University - Idaho Rexburg, ID
123 Buffalo State Buffalo, NY
123 Fort Hays State University Hays, KS
123 Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ
123 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
123 New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ
123 Eastern Connecticut State University Willimantic, CT
123 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
130 Columbus State University Columbus, GA
130 University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Durham, NH
132 Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL
132 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
132 Bowie State University Bowie, MD
132 Worcester State University Worcester, MA
132 New York University New York, NY
137 Clemson University Clemson, SC
137 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
139 University of Houston Houston, TX
139 California Baptist University Riverside, CA
139 Portland State University Portland, OR
139 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
139 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
139 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
139 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
146 College of Charleston Charleston, 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.

Rank College Location
147 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA
147 The University of Montana Missoula, MT
147 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY
147 John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY
151 Emory University Atlanta, GA
151 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
151 SUNY Cortland Cortland, NY
151 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
151 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
151 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
157 Boston University Boston, MA
157 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
157 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, MD
160 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
160 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO
160 Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC
160 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
160 Fordham University Bronx, NY
165 Duke University Durham, NC
165 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
165 Iowa State University Ames, IA
168 Washington State University Pullman, WA
168 Boise State University Boise, ID
170 Purdue University Northwest Hammond, IN
170 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
170 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
170 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
170 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
170 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
176 Longwood University Farmville, VA
176 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
178 New Mexico State University - Main Campus Las Cruces, NM
178 Lamar University Beaumont, TX
178 DePaul University Chicago, IL
178 SUNY Geneseo Geneseo, NY
178 Tufts University Medford, MA
183 Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC
183 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
183 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
183 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
187 Temple University Philadelphia, PA
187 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
189 Ball State University Muncie, IN
189 University of Memphis Memphis, TN
189 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
192 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
192 Framingham State University Framingham, MA
192 Rice University Houston, TX
192 Morehead State University Morehead, KY
192 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
192 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
192 Humboldt State University Arcata, CA

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