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2021 Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

27 Colleges
2,148 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,192 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

For this year's Best Sociology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a bachelor's in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying sociology.

Top 10 Best Sociology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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The University of Texas at Austin tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southwest Region that are best for non-traditional sociology students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.

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2

Texas A&M University - College Station earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

About 0.6% of Texas A&M College Station students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. 9,943 students are part time.

Full Sociology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

3

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.

Full Sociology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson. University of Arizona not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region list.

About 1.6% of University of Arizona students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. 12,642 of University of Arizona students are attending part time.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Arizona

5

Our rankings recognize Texas Woman's University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 6,914 students at TWU are exclusively online. About 7,329 of the students at TWU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Oklahoma State University - Main Campus as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. OSU also made our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #8.

About 1.2% of OSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,181 students take at least one class online at OSU. About 5,006 of the students at OSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Arlington as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. 17,309 students at UT Arlington are exclusively online. 22,217 students are part time.

Full Sociology at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

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University of North Texas earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNT is a very large public school located in the city of Denton.

The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,194 students take at least one class online at UNT. About 12,105 of the students at UNT are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Houston as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston. UH also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. There are roughly 13,663 part time students in attendance at UH.

Full Sociology at University of Houston Report

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at San Antonio as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

The student loan default rate at UTSA is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. There are roughly 10,436 part time students in attendance at UTSA.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students sociology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,472
Arizona 403
Oklahoma 273
New Mexico 109

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