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2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Illinois

6 Colleges in Illinois

37 Doctor's Degrees

Sociology is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 doctor's degrees in sociology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Sociology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The sociology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for sociology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for sociology.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in sociology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Sociology Students Working on Their Doctorate

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in sociology needs to look into University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Illinois.

There were about 11 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in sociology needs to look into Loyola University Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Illinois.

There were roughly 7 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in sociology. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Illinois.

There were approximately 6 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Northwestern University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in sociology. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Illinois.

There were roughly 6 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Illinois.

There were approximately 4 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Illinois.

There were about 3 sociology individuals who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	251	16
Ohio	248	24
Indiana	199	19
Wisconsin	156	13

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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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