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

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 Missouri to determine which ones were the most popular for sociology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 8 doctor's degrees in sociology to qualified students.

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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 Missouri

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

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

8 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in sociology has to check out University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in sociology in Missouri. More information about a doctorate in sociology from University of Missouri - Columbia

2

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Washington University in St Louis is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in sociology from Washington University in St Louis

Best Sociology Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	119	7
Iowa	115	5
Kansas	92	7
Nebraska	65	5
South Dakota	44	1

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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	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	17
Anthropology	15
Economics	11
Archeology	4
Criminology	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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