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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 277 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.
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 the Best Sociology Schools in Kentucky.
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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.
It is difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 40 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in sociology has to check out University of Louisville. UofL is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were about 38 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Western Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a degree in sociology. WKU is a large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. This university ranks 7th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 57 sociology students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent data year.
Bellarmine University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in sociology. Located in the large city of Louisville, Bellarmine U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #682 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bellarmine U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Bellarmine U in the most recent data year.
Morehead State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Morehead. This university ranks 18th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 38 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 25 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 8 sociology students who graduated with this degree at NKU 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).
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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.
