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

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 Iowa 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 8 doctor's degrees in sociology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

What's on this page: * Other Rankings

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

More Ways to Rank Sociology Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for sociology.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in Iowa

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

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Iowa. More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Iowa

Best Sociology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Sociology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	12
Minnesota	119	7
Kansas	92	7
Nebraska	65	5
South Dakota	44	1

View All Rankings >

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	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	19
Anthropology	3
Political Science & Government	2
Geography & Cartography	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos. More about our data sources and methodologies.