by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Maryland, there were 378 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,728 and $23,671 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,978 and $45,714 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in sociology.
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The sociology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland”.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full University of Maryland - Baltimore County Sociology Report
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 6 students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland. Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in Maryland. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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