2025 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

If you pursue a doctor's degree in sociology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #46 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of sociology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 73 doctor's degrees in sociology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on sociology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of sociology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized sociology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for sociology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Sociology Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Sociology in New York

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

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Sociology

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is a wonderful option for students interested in a doctor's degree in sociology. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in sociology from Cornell University

2

The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

The Graduate Center, CUNY is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in sociology. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in sociology from The Graduate Center, CUNY

Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	311	26
Maryland	190	14
New Jersey	165	12
District of Columbia	143	9
Delaware	63	4

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Sociology Related Rankings by Major

Sociology is one of 3 different types of Sociology programs to choose from.

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.