by our College Data Analytics Team
Sociology is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on sociology — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 12 sociology schools in Connecticut by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Below are the schools where sociology makes up the largest share of degrees in Connecticut.
Eastern Connecticut State University tops our list of the most focused sociology schools. Eastern Connecticut State University is a public school located in the town of Willimantic. About 3% of the degrees Eastern Connecticut State University awards are in sociology, or about 24 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sociology details for Eastern Connecticut State University
Wesleyan University is one of the most focused sociology schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university. Sociology accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sociology report for Wesleyan University
Southern Connecticut State University is one of the most focused sociology schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of New Haven, Southern Connecticut State University is a public institution. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in sociology, or about 62 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sociology at Southern Connecticut State University
A rank of #4 makes Albertus Magnus College one of the most focused schools for sociology. Albertus Magnus College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in sociology, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sociology details for Albertus Magnus College
Connecticut College is one of the most focused sociology schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Set in the city of New London, Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit institution. Sociology accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sociology details for Connecticut College
Trinity College comes in at #6 for sociology focus this year. Set in the city of Hartford, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees Trinity College awards are in sociology, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sociology at Trinity College
Charter Oak State College landed the #7 spot among the most focused sociology schools. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public university. About 2% of the degrees Charter Oak State College awards are in sociology, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sociology at Charter Oak State College
Central Connecticut State University ranked #8 on our list of the most focused sociology schools. Set in the suburb of New Britain, Central Connecticut State University is a public institution. Sociology accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 29 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sociology at Central Connecticut State University
Yale University ranked #9 on our list of the most focused sociology schools. Yale University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven. At this school, roughly 0.6% of all degrees awarded are in sociology, or about 32 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full sociology details for Yale University
Quinnipiac University landed the #10 spot among the most focused sociology schools. Set in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.6% of the degrees Quinnipiac University awards are in sociology, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sociology report for Quinnipiac University
University Of Connecticut comes in at #11 for sociology focus this year. University Of Connecticut is a public school located in the town of Storrs. Sociology accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 50 graduates in the most recent year. See more about sociology at University Of Connecticut
University Of Hartford ranked #12 on our list of the most focused sociology schools. Located in the city of West Hartford, University Of Hartford is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.4% of the degrees University Of Hartford awards are in sociology, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full sociology report for University Of Hartford
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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