by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Texas 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 Texas, there were 1,702 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,376 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 22 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The sociology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 22 schools in the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Sociology at The University of Texas at El Paso
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Sociology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Sociology at Texas A&M International University
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Rice University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Our Lady of the Lake University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’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 97%.
The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Sociology Major in Texas for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Richardson, Texas, and it awarded 1 masters’s sociology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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