by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Kentucky for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 38,394 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.
Across Kentucky, there were 277 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Kentucky for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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 Kentucky for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Kentucky for a Master’s. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Kentucky for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Kentucky for a Master’s. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Kentucky for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and it awarded 2 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
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