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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 38,394 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 4,998 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,593 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 191 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 248 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 191 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #2 spot on the list. Hunter is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 246 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 University at Albany. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 212 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Queens College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. QC is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 180 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 164 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. SUNY Stony Brook is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 150 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
SUNY New Paltz landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New Paltz, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 117 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
York College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. York College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jamaica, New York. It awarded 78 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kean University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The City College of New York ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. The City College of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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Cornell University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Binghamton University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Vestal, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. William Paterson University is a medium-sized school located in Wayne, New Jersey that handed out 57 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
New York University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Delaware came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 53 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 ranking of #17, New Jersey City University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Jersey City, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 52 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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With a ranking of #20, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Fordham University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 47 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
SUNY Old Westbury came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Old Westbury is a small school located in Old Westbury, New York that handed out 44 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Montclair State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Buffalo State came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Geneseo ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Geneseo, New York, this small public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Not only did these schools make the top 28 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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