by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Sociology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 35,816 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $31,418 and had an average of $22,369 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,754 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,946 and $22,804 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,148 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 79 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. That schools that top this list have a program in sociology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wiley College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. Wiley College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Marshall, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McMurry University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Lutheran University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Seguin, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of North Texas at Dallas
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region. Texas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma is located in Chickasha, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Huston - Tillotson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Huston - Tillotson University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #10, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 23 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school situated in Killeen, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
With a ranking of #13, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 109 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 123 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 229 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 25 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Texas A&M University - Texarkana ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Texas A&M University - Texarkana
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. St. Edward’s University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Austin College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sherman, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas A&M International University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Texas A&M International University
University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 39 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
