Sociology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #20 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Sociology Schools in Utah ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 407 degrees in sociology to qualified students.
The sociology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Sociology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sociology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Utah list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of sociology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in sociology. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 128 sociology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Brigham Young University - Provo if you want to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 89 sociology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
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Utah State University is a great option for students interested in a degree in sociology. USU is a very large public university located in the city of Logan. This university ranks 6th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 77 sociology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.
Westminster College Utah is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in sociology. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 8th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 12 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Westminster College Salt Lake in the most recent year we have data available.
UVU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 29 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.
Salt Lake Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. This college ranks 5th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 33 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Ogden, WSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #389 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WSU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 sociology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent data year.
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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).
The sociology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Sociology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for sociology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
