2024 Best Sociology Schools in Kansas

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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Sociology Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 195 degrees in sociology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Sociology School

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.

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Best Schools for Sociology in Kansas

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 Kansas Schools in Sociology

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In KS

University of Kansas is a great choice for students interested in a degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 sociology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In KS

69 Sociology Degrees Awarded

Kansas State University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #225 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means K -State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 69 sociology students who graduated with this degree at K -State in the most recent data year.

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3

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7th Most Popular In KS

Wichita State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in sociology. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were roughly 7 sociology students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In KS

38 Sociology Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in sociology has to look into Fort Hays State University. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 38 sociology students who graduated with this degree at FHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Emporia State University
Emporia, KS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In KS

Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 8th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 14 sociology students who graduated with this degree at ESU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Sociology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	264
Missouri	693	292
Iowa	648	237
Nebraska	500	115
North Dakota	416	48
South Dakota	381	86

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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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