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 reviewed 7 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of sociology. Combined, these schools handed out 306 degrees in sociology to qualified students.
Your choice of sociology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sociology Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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.
It's difficult to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a degree in sociology. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 26 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in sociology needs to check out Clemson University. Clemson is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.
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Coastal Carolina University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in sociology. Located in the city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 48 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.
College of Charleston is a good choice for students interested in a degree in sociology. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means C of C is a great college overall.
There were roughly 41 sociology students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 13th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 22 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Winthrop in the most recent year we have data available.
UofSC Aiken is a small public university located in the suburb of Aiken. This university ranks 28th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 20 sociology students who graduated with this degree at UofSC Aiken in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Florence, Francis Marion University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 21 sociology students who graduated with this degree at Francis Marion University in the most recent year we have data available.
Sociology is one of 3 different types of Sociology programs to choose from.
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).
Your choice of sociology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
