by our College Data Analytics Team
Sociology is offered at a wide range of schools, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. The online schools below award the most sociology degrees of any in the United States.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in sociology at each of the 11 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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Below are the most popular online sociology schools at the master’s degree level, ranked by yearly graduations.
The most popular school in the country for sociology students is Arizona State University Skysong. Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona State University Skysong is a public university. This school awarded about 67 sociology degrees in the most recent year. See more about sociology at Arizona State University Skysong
American Public University System came in at #2 on our list of the most popular sociology schools. Set in the town of Charles Town, American Public University System is a private for-profit institution. American Public University System graduated around 29 sociology students in the most recent data year. Get the full sociology details for American Public University System
A rank of #3 makes University Of Alabama At Birmingham one of the most popular schools for sociology. Located in the city of Birmingham, University Of Alabama At Birmingham is a public university. University Of Alabama At Birmingham graduated around 25 sociology students in the most recent data year. Get the full sociology details for University Of Alabama At Birmingham
A rank of #4 makes Texas A And M University Commerce one of the most popular schools for sociology. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A And M University Commerce is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 11 students earned a degree in sociology from this school. See more about sociology at Texas A And M University Commerce
A rank of #5 makes Oklahoma City University one of the most popular schools for sociology. Set in the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 10 sociology degrees in the most recent year. Read the full sociology report for Oklahoma City University
Emporia State University placed #6 for sociology by yearly graduations. Emporia State University is a public school located in the town of Emporia. Emporia State University graduated around 9 sociology students in the most recent data year. See more about sociology at Emporia State University
Northeastern University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular sociology schools. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. Northeastern University graduated around 6 sociology students in the most recent data year. Get the full sociology details for Northeastern University
Western Illinois University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular sociology schools. Western Illinois University is a public school located in the town of Macomb. Western Illinois University graduated around 5 sociology students in the most recent data year. See more about sociology at Western Illinois University
Idaho State University ranked #9 on our list of the most popular sociology schools. Idaho State University is a public school located in the city of Pocatello. This school awarded about 3 sociology degrees in the most recent year. Get the full sociology details for Idaho State University
Utah State University comes in at #10 for sociology this year. Utah State University is a public school located in the city of Logan. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in sociology from this school. Read the full sociology report for Utah State University
Western Michigan University landed the #11 spot among the most popular sociology schools. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, Western Michigan University is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in sociology from this school. Get the full sociology details for Western Michigan University
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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