2025 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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 North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for sociology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 70 master's degrees in sociology to qualified students.

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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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to sociology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sociology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt sociology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sociology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for sociology students working on their master'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 Sociology Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Sociology in North Carolina

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

Top North Carolina Schools for a Master's in Sociology

1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in sociology has to take a look at University of North Carolina at Greensboro. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Greensboro.More information about a master’s in sociology from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

2

Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC

26 Annual Graduates

Fayetteville State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in sociology. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in sociology from Fayetteville State University

Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	34
Georgia	190	31
Virginia	182	27
Tennessee	166	25
Alabama	151	47
Kentucky	147	15
Louisiana	147	11
South Carolina	146	1
Mississippi	145	16
Arkansas	121	10
West Virginia	112	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sociology

Sociology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Sociology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	70

Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	159
International Relations & National Security	70
Political Science & Government	58
Anthropology	32
Geography & Cartography	30

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos. More about our data sources and methodologies.