2025 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois
2
Colleges in Illinois
66
Master's Degrees
Sociology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #94 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 master's degrees in sociology during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 sociology students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other sociology students want to attend this school to pursue a master'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.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for sociology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sociology related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sociology students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Sociology Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.