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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Maine

7 Colleges in Maine

105 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 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Maine ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 105 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

The sociology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Maine 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Overall Popularity in Sociology

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Sociology in Maine

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in sociology.

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

Bates College
Lewiston, ME

31 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In ME

Bates College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in sociology. Bates is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Lewiston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Maine.

There were approximately 31 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Bates in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

25 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In ME

Bowdoin College is a popular choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in sociology. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Brunswick. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Maine.

There were approximately 25 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent data year.

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University of Maine
Orono, ME

24 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In ME

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Maine if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in sociology. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Maine.

There were roughly 24 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent data year.

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Colby College
Waterville, ME

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In ME

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colby College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in sociology. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Maine.

There were approximately 9 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In ME

Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in sociology in Maine.

There were roughly 8 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.

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University of New England
Biddeford, ME

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Biddeford.

There were about 4 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UNE in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Standish, ME

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Saint Joseph's Maine is a small private not-for-profit college located in the rural area of Standish.

There were about 4 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Joseph's Maine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the New England Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	540	962
Connecticut	329	339
Rhode Island	298	86
Vermont	274	83
New Hampshire	267	134

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Notes and References

The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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