2025 Best Sociology Schools in Mississippi

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 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 78 degrees in sociology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Sociology Schools List

Pick Your Sociology Degree Level

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 Mississippi. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Sociology in Mississippi

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.

Top Mississippi Schools in Sociology

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in sociology needs to check out Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State.More information about a degree in sociology from Mississippi State University

2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of Mississippi if you want to pursue a degree in sociology. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in sociology from University of Mississippi

Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	1,076
North Carolina	710	1,056
Georgia	690	759
Virginia	630	937
Tennessee	624	424
South Carolina	530	382
Kentucky	518	276
Alabama	500	222
Louisiana	489	407
Arkansas	466	228
West Virginia	410	191

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Sociology Related Rankings by Major

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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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More about our data sources and methodologies.