Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Sociology in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Sociology. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the sociology program 25%.
123 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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123 colleges
Number 1: University of California-Berkeley- 294 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 2: Columbia University in the City of New York- 70 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $109k after 10 years
Number 3: University of California-Los Angeles- 669 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 4: University of California-Irvine- 254 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 5: Princeton University- 34 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $134k after 10 years
Number 6: University of California-Davis- 287 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 7: University of California-San Diego- 150 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 8: University of Florida- 136 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 9: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 134 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 10: University of California-Santa Barbara- 692 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 69 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 12: Harvard University- 33 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 13: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 219 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 14: University of Maryland-College Park- 63 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 15: Duke University- 42 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 16: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 82 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 17: Dartmouth College- 39 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 18: California State University-Fullerton- 367 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 19: The University of Texas at Austin- 135 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 20: University of California-Riverside- 325 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 21: San Jose State University- 177 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 22: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 67 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 23: University of Southern California- 66 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 24: Cornell University- 47 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 25: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 106 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 26: Northwestern University- 42 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 27: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 211 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 28: University of Georgia- 94 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 29: Stony Brook University- 115 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 30: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 84 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 31: Texas A&M University-College Station- 161 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 32: University of Notre Dame- 40 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 33: California State University-Long Beach- 277 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 34: Vanderbilt University- 34 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 35: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 66 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 36: CUNY Hunter College- 175 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 37: Michigan State University- 152 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 38: Florida State University- 89 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 39: Boston College- 53 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $112k after 10 years
Number 40: California State University-Fresno- 145 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 41: Emory University- 42 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $94k after 10 years
Number 42: University of Connecticut- 68 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 43: California State University-Northridge- 424 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 44: California State University-Sacramento- 301 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 45: San Diego State University- 169 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 46: Purdue University-Main Campus- 136 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 47: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 51 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 48: William & Mary- 37 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 49: College of the Holy Cross- 52 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 50: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 88 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 51: San Francisco State University- 157 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 52: Tufts University- 47 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 53: Washington University in St Louis- 29 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 54: Georgetown University- 32 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 55: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 46 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 56: Florida International University- 49 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 57: University of Central Florida- 85 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 58: University of Colorado Boulder- 191 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 59: University of Delaware- 45 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 60: New York University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 61: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 92 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 62: CUNY City College- 50 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 63: Clemson University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 64: University of Oregon- 100 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 65: Boston University- 47 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 66: Fordham University- 62 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 67: Wake Forest University- 31 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 68: University of Houston- 49 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 69: Washington State University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 70: George Mason University- 35 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 71: Illinois State University- 64 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 72: University of Missouri-Columbia- 45 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 73: Florida Atlantic University- 81 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 74: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 145 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 75: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 147 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 76: Santa Clara University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 77: Trinity College- 29 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 78: University of Utah- 106 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 79: University of Portland- 25 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 80: Texas Tech University- 82 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 81: Tulane University of Louisiana- 64 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 82: Chapman University- 34 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 83: Syracuse University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 84: Portland State University- 53 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 85: James Madison University- 37 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 86: Indiana University-Bloomington- 32 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 87: CUNY Brooklyn College- 30 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 88: University of Vermont- 43 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 89: Bucknell University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 90: Old Dominion University- 76 grads a year in the field
- 45% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 91: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 77 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 92: University of Miami- 34 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 93: University of Iowa- 33 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 94: Virginia Commonwealth University- 46 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 95: Oregon State University- 61 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 96: Loyola Marymount University- 42 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 97: Ohio University-Main Campus- 62 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 98: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 35 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 99: University of Kentucky- 35 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 100: Temple University- 31 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 101: University of San Francisco- 34 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 102: Kansas State University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 103: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 33 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 104: Iowa State University- 29 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 105: Miami University-Oxford- 32 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 106: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 32 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 107: University of Wyoming- 26 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 108: Howard University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 109: College of Charleston- 43 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 110: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 37 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 111: Loyola University Chicago- 29 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 112: University of Kansas- 25 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 113: University of North Florida- 27 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 114: The University of Montana- 55 grads a year in the field
- 48% graduate
- $49k after 10 years
Number 115: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 25 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 116: University of Louisville- 29 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 117: Boise State University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 118: University of Idaho- 30 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 119: Baylor University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 120: Kent State University at Kent- 40 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 121: Montana State University- 42 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 122: Morgan State University- 28 grads a year in the field
- 41% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 123: Morehouse College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
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