2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in sociology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #44 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for sociology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15 doctor's degrees in sociology to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in New Jersey

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in sociology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Sociology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in New Jersey. More information about a doctorate in sociology from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

2

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in sociology has to check out Princeton University. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in New Jersey. More information about a doctorate in sociology from Princeton University

Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	77
Pennsylvania	176	19
Maryland	114	12
District of Columbia	81	1
Delaware	43	3

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Sociology Related Rankings by Major

Sociology is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Sociology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	15

Majors Similar to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	35
Economics	22
International Relations & National Security	7
Anthropology	6
Demography & Population Studies	5
Other Social Sciences	4
Geography & Cartography	3

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).
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