2025 Best Applied/Public Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools

Applied/Public Sociologybachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #832 out of the 1232 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of applied/public sociology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 bachelor's degrees in applied/public sociology during the <nil> academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on applied/public sociology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other applied/public sociology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized applied/public sociology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for applied/public sociology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Applied/Public Sociology Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Applied/Public Sociology in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in applied/public sociology.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Applied/Public Sociology

1

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Texas State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in applied/public sociology. Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos.More information about a bachelor’s in applied/public sociology from Texas State University

2

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

31 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in applied/public sociology needs to take a look at East Carolina University. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in applied/public sociology from East Carolina University

Applied/Public Sociology by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Applied/Public Sociology

One of 3 majors within the Sociology area of study, Applied/Public Sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	25,862
Rural Sociology	33

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.