Sociology

Ranked in 2013 | Sociology Rankings Methodology

Sociologists study a broad range of societal dynamics and their effects on humans and individual attitudes. They may find jobs in community organizations, service agencies, universities, and more. These are the top sociology schools.

Rank School name Score
#46 Washington State University

Pullman, WA

2.9
#52 Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

2.8
#52 North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC

2.8
#52 Purdue University–​West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN

2.8
#52 University of California–​San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

2.8
#52 University of Connecticut

Storrs, CT

2.8
#52 University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

2.8
#52 University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

2.8
#59 Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

2.7
#59 Boston University

Boston, MA

2.7
#59 New School

New York, NY

2.7
#59 University of California–​Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

2.7
#59 University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

2.7
#64 Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH

2.6
#64 Northeastern University

Boston, MA

2.6
#64 Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

2.6
#64 University of Delaware

Newark, DE

2.6
#64 University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

2.6
#69 Binghamton University–​SUNY

Binghamton, NY

2.5
#69 Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

2.5
#69 University of Nebraska–​Lincoln

Lincoln, NE

2.5
#69 University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC

2.5
#69 Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

2.5
#74 Iowa State University

Ames, IA

2.4
#74 Teachers College, Columbia University

New York, NY

2.4

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
Updates to 2 Schools' 2013 Best Colleges Ranks

University of Mary Hardin–Baylor and York College of Pennsylvania are now in the ‘Unranked’ category.

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