2024 Best Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Ranked #18 in popularity, sociology is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 264 associate degrees in sociology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sociology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other sociology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sociology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for sociology students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Sociology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sociology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Sociology in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in sociology.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Sociology

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

129 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Central New Mexico Community College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in sociology. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.More information about a associate in sociology from Central New Mexico Community College

2

Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK

Tulsa Community College is a wonderful decision for students interested in an associate degree in sociology. Located in the large city of Tulsa, Tulsa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in sociology from Tulsa Community College

Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	68
Arizona	349	14
New Mexico	255	129
Oklahoma	222	53

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Sociology Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Sociology area of study, Sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos. More about our data sources and methodologies.