by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 1,225 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,845 and $23,311 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 19 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 colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree sociology students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Brookings, South Dakota, and it awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska at Omaha is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Sociology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’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.
Saint Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Wichita State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Kansas State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Kansas State University is a public institution located in Manhattan, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’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 0.9% 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%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 12 masters’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Missouri - Kansas City
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. University of North Dakota is a fairly large school located in Grand Forks, North Dakota that handed out 23 masters’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Lincoln University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. LU Missouri is a public institution located in Jefferson City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of South Dakota landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Vermillion, South Dakota, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 #14, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 23 masters’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s sociology 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Sociology Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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