2025 Best Applied/Public Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region

Applied/Public Sociology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1106 out of the 1506 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 Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of applied/public sociology. Combined, these schools handed out 35 degrees in applied/public sociology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Applied/Public Sociology Schools List

Pick Your Applied/Public Sociology Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Applied/Public Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Applied/Public Sociology in the Southwest Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the applied/public sociology degree levels they offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Applied/Public Sociology

1

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

61.1% Growth in Graduates

Texas State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in applied/public sociology. Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos.More information about a degree in applied/public sociology from Texas State University

2

Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in applied/public sociology has to check out Northern Arizona University. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff.More information about a degree in applied/public sociology from Northern Arizona University

Best Applied/Public Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best applied/public sociology schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	10

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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	2,719

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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.