2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Kentucky

A doctor's degree in sociology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #44 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the most popular for sociology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2 doctor's degrees in sociology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for sociology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in Kentucky

Below you'll see a list of 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

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University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Louisville is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly 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 Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Louisville

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in sociology. UK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lexington. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Kentucky. More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Kentucky

Best Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	30
Virginia	126	15
Georgia	124	13
North Carolina	113	26
Louisiana	99	6
Tennessee	98	10
Alabama	94	4
South Carolina	88	1
Mississippi	72	3
West Virginia	49	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Sociology

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Sociology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	11
Anthropology	5
Urban Studies	5
Geography & Cartography	3
Political Science & Government	1

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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