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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 35,816 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 25th most popular in the United States. 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 Minnesota, there were 247 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,014 and $24,344 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 229 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,977 and $22,716 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sociology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gustavus Adolphus College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota. Gustavus Adolphus is a small school located in Saint Peter, Minnesota that handed out 14 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Benedict. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. CSB is located in Saint Joseph, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwest Minnesota State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota. Located in Marshall, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Morris. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota. Morris, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Macalester College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. Macalester is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 15 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Augsburg University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. Augsburg is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Hamline University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. Hamline University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Saint Johns University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Collegeville, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. Winona State is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 9 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Cloud State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at Saint Cloud State University
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 75 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. MSU Moorhead is a small public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 9 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. UMN Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Concordia College at Moorhead came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. Concordia College at Moorhead is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of St Thomas Minnesota came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 8 bachelors’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bemidji State University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. Bemidji, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a public institution located in Mankato, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
St Catherine University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. St Catherine University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Bethel University Minnesota ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota list. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
Read full report on Sociology at Bethel University Minnesota
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Minnesota ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at Concordia University, Saint Paul
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