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
#17 Pennsylvania State University–​University Park

University Park, PA

3.9
#16 New York University

New York, NY

4.0
#14 Duke University

Durham, NC

4.1
#14 University of Texas–​Austin

Austin, TX

4.1
#12 Columbia University

New York, NY

4.2
#12 Indiana University–​Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

4.2
#10 Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

4.3
#10 University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

4.3
#9 University of California–​Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

4.4
#6 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

4.5
#6 University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

4.5
#6 University of North Carolina–​Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC

4.5
#4 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

4.6
#4 University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

4.6
#1 Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

4.7
#1 University of California–​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

4.7
#1 University of Wisconsin–​Madison

Madison, WI

4.7

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