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Best Schools for Sociology in 2026

414 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Sociology, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Sociology graduate earns $34,393/yr across 414 schools.

Programs Ranked

414

Avg Earnings

$34,393/yr

Avg DW Score

52/100

AI Risk

High

49% task exposure

All Sociology Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Sociology American Public University System · Charles Town, WV	70 67–70	$47,633/yr	High	15.4x
2	Sociology California State University-East Bay · Hayward, CA	67 62–70	$39,378/yr	High	20.6x
3	Sociology San Francisco State University · San Francisco, CA	68 63–70	$40,763/yr	High	19.7x
4	Sociology CUNY Brooklyn College · Brooklyn, NY	68 63–70	$41,062/yr	High	18.5x
5	Sociology CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY	68 64–69	$42,710/yr	High	16.6x
6	Sociology Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS	67 62–68	$38,075/yr	High	20.1x
7	Sociology CUNY York College · Jamaica, NY	67 62–68	$40,515/yr	High	17.4x
8	Sociology Brigham Young University · Provo, UT	65 58–68	$35,404/yr	High	23.8x
9	Sociology California State University-Channel Islands · Camarillo, CA	65 59–68	$36,557/yr	High	20.6x
10	Sociology California State University-Sacramento · Sacramento, CA	64 59–67	$37,040/yr	High	18.1x
11	Sociology Sonoma State University · Rohnert Park, CA	64 58–68	$37,896/yr	High	18.1x
12	Sociology University of Nebraska at Omaha · Omaha, NE	65 61–67	$40,871/yr	High	15.0x
13	Sociology University of North Carolina at Pembroke · Pembroke, NC	65 60–67	$34,051/yr	High	29.7x
14	Sociology Ohio University-Eastern Campus · Saint Clairsville, OH	65 60–67	$36,506/yr	High	19.2x
15	Sociology Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · Chillicothe, OH	65 60–67	$36,506/yr	High	19.2x
16	Sociology Ohio University-Southern Campus · Ironton, OH	65 60–67	$36,506/yr	High	19.2x
17	Sociology Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · Lancaster, OH	65 60–67	$36,506/yr	High	19.2x
18	Sociology Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · Zanesville, OH	65 60–67	$36,506/yr	High	19.2x
19	Sociology University of Florida-Online · Gainesville, FL	65 60–67	$33,611/yr	High	31.9x
20	Sociology Kennesaw State University · Kennesaw, GA	65 60–66	$36,212/yr	High	19.0x
21	Sociology Adams State University · Alamosa, CO	68 65–67	$46,948/yr	High	11.0x
22	Sociology University of North Florida · Jacksonville, FL	64 59–66	$35,728/yr	High	18.4x
23	Sociology Minnesota State University-Mankato · Mankato, MN	65 61–65	$42,108/yr	High	13.0x
24	Sociology Minnesota State University Moorhead · Moorhead, MN	64 60–66	$42,984/yr	High	12.7x
25	Sociology Fayetteville State University · Fayetteville, NC	64 60–66	$33,544/yr	High	24.6x
26	Sociology California State University-Fullerton · Fullerton, CA	62 57–65	$34,714/yr	High	17.7x
27	Sociology California State University-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	62 57–65	$34,092/yr	High	19.1x
28	Sociology Metropolitan State University of Denver · Denver, CO	63 59–64	$42,022/yr	High	11.9x
29	Sociology University of Central Florida · Orlando, FL	63 58–64	$34,926/yr	High	17.3x
30	Sociology Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL	63 58–65	$33,783/yr	High	21.0x
31	Sociology Columbus State University · Columbus, GA	63 59–64	$34,899/yr	High	17.9x
32	Sociology Brigham Young University-Idaho · Rexburg, ID	62 57–65	$31,353/yr	High	26.6x
33	Sociology Iowa State University · Ames, IA	63 58–65	$40,602/yr	High	12.8x
34	Sociology University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS	63 58–65	$42,703/yr	High	11.9x
35	Sociology SUNY College at Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY	63 59–64	$39,079/yr	High	13.5x
36	Sociology California State University-Dominguez Hills · Carson, CA	61 56–64	$34,350/yr	High	17.0x
37	Sociology California State University-Northridge · Northridge, CA	61 56–64	$34,093/yr	High	17.8x
38	Sociology University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA	60 53–66	$40,774/yr	High	12.1x
39	Sociology National University · San Diego, CA	63 60–63	$46,505/yr	High	9.3x
40	Sociology University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus · Denver, CO	62 58–64	$40,011/yr	High	12.4x
41	Sociology Western Colorado University · Gunnison, CO	63 60–63	$43,178/yr	High	10.9x
42	Sociology University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	62 57–65	$33,611/yr	High	19.0x
43	Sociology University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	61 56–64	$33,516/yr	High	18.1x
44	Sociology Georgia Southern University · Statesboro, GA	63 58–64	$34,627/yr	High	17.3x
45	Sociology University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA	63 60–63	$41,250/yr	High	11.9x
46	Sociology Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS	63 60–63	$42,985/yr	High	11.1x
47	Sociology The University of Montana · Missoula, MT	63 60–63	$39,160/yr	High	13.0x
48	Sociology CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · New York, NY	65 62–65	$40,401/yr	High	12.5x
49	Sociology Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus · Mansfield, OH	61 57–63	$38,034/yr	High	13.2x
50	Sociology Texas Woman's University · Denton, TX	62 58–63	$38,438/yr	High	13.5x
51	Sociology Central Washington University · Ellensburg, WA	61 55–64	$36,466/yr	High	14.5x
52	Sociology University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	60 54–65	$40,062/yr	High	12.3x
53	Sociology California State University-Chico · Chico, CA	62 58–62	$36,992/yr	High	13.6x
54	Sociology Colorado State University Pueblo · Pueblo, CO	60 56–62	$37,389/yr	High	12.8x
55	Sociology Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL	61 55–64	$29,679/yr	High	24.3x
56	Sociology University of West Georgia · Carrollton, GA	62 58–63	$34,393/yr	High	16.3x
57	Sociology University of Southern Indiana · Evansville, IN	61 58–62	$40,255/yr	High	11.1x
58	Sociology Bowie State University · Bowie, MD	62 58–62	$38,893/yr	High	11.9x
59	Sociology Winona State University · Winona, MN	63 61–62	$43,505/yr	High	10.2x
60	Sociology Montana State University · Bozeman, MT	61 57–62	$36,595/yr	High	13.4x
61	Sociology CUNY Queens College · Queens, NY	60 53–64	$31,975/yr	High	18.8x
62	Sociology State University of New York at Cortland · Cortland, NY	59 53–64	$33,837/yr	High	15.9x
63	Sociology SUNY College at Geneseo · Geneseo, NY	61 57–63	$37,600/yr	High	13.3x
64	Sociology SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY	61 56–62	$36,500/yr	High	13.4x
65	Sociology University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK	61 58–62	$37,727/yr	High	12.8x
66	Sociology South Dakota State University · Brookings, SD	62 59–62	$40,236/yr	High	11.3x
67	Sociology The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	60 55–63	$39,621/yr	High	12.0x
68	Sociology University of Wisconsin-Whitewater · Whitewater, WI	61 57–63	$36,411/yr	High	14.0x
69	Sociology University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point · Stevens Point, WI	61 58–62	$37,888/yr	High	12.7x
70	Sociology California State University-San Marcos · San Marcos, CA	60 55–63	$34,541/yr	High	15.6x
71	Sociology California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA	58 51–63	$30,432/yr	High	18.2x
72	Sociology California State University-Long Beach · Long Beach, CA	59 53–63	$31,270/yr	High	18.1x
73	Sociology San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	60 55–62	$35,136/yr	High	14.2x
74	Sociology Florida International University · Miami, FL	59 53–62	$31,147/yr	High	17.6x
75	Sociology University of Maryland-Baltimore County · Baltimore, MD	59 53–62	$39,435/yr	High	11.0x
76	Sociology Salem State University · Salem, MA	59 55–61	$39,822/yr	High	10.5x
77	Sociology University of Nebraska-Lincoln · Lincoln, NE	59 54–61	$36,809/yr	High	12.2x
78	Sociology The College of New Jersey · Ewing, NJ	60 55–62	$46,953/yr	High	8.1x
79	Sociology CUNY Hunter College · New York, NY	58 51–63	$30,246/yr	High	19.7x
80	Sociology SUNY Old Westbury · Old Westbury, NY	61 58–61	$37,826/yr	High	11.9x
81	Sociology East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania · East Stroudsburg, PA	58 52–63	$35,932/yr	High	13.2x
82	Sociology University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	60 55–62	$36,308/yr	High	13.1x
83	Sociology Shepherd University · Shepherdstown, WV	58 52–62	$33,190/yr	High	15.5x
84	Sociology Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	59 54–61	$36,826/yr	High	12.3x
85	Sociology Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University · Tallahassee, FL	59 55–61	$31,167/yr	High	16.8x
86	Sociology University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV	57 52–61	$33,553/yr	High	13.6x
87	Sociology University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	60 56–61	$35,796/yr	High	12.8x
88	Sociology CUNY City College · New York, NY	57 49–62	$28,825/yr	High	18.5x
89	Sociology SUNY Oneonta · Oneonta, NY	58 52–62	$33,072/yr	High	14.8x
90	Sociology East Carolina University · Greenville, NC	58 53–61	$31,928/yr	High	15.6x
91	Sociology University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC	58 53–60	$31,897/yr	High	15.0x
92	Sociology North Dakota State University-Main Campus · Fargo, ND	60 57–60	$40,451/yr	High	10.1x
93	Sociology University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus · Norman, OK	59 54–61	$35,917/yr	High	12.7x
94	Sociology University of Rhode Island · Kingston, RI	58 53–61	$42,554/yr	High	8.6x
95	Sociology University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA	58 54–61	$45,786/yr	High	7.1x
96	Sociology University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	58 51–62	$35,889/yr	High	12.6x
97	Sociology Arizona State University Campus Immersion · Tempe, AZ	58 55–59	$40,029/yr	High	9.3x
98	Sociology Arkansas State University · Jonesboro, AR	58 55–59	$34,105/yr	High	12.5x
99	Sociology Arkansas Tech University · Russellville, AR	57 52–59	$32,924/yr	High	13.2x
100	Sociology California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA	55 45–63	$30,401/yr	High	16.1x
101	Sociology California State University-Fresno · Fresno, CA	57 52–60	$30,378/yr	High	15.3x
102	Sociology Chicago State University · Chicago, IL	59 57–59	$42,687/yr	High	7.7x
103	Sociology Frostburg State University · Frostburg, MD	56 49–61	$32,165/yr	High	13.9x
104	Sociology Stony Brook University · Stony Brook, NY	56 49–62	$32,912/yr	High	14.0x
105	Sociology SUNY at Purchase College · Purchase, NY	58 54–59	$35,124/yr	High	12.0x
106	Sociology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC	56 48–61	$30,623/yr	High	14.9x
107	Sociology Western Carolina University · Cullowhee, NC	57 50–61	$23,374/yr	High	25.9x
108	Sociology The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX	57 53–60	$37,338/yr	High	10.6x
109	Sociology University of Wisconsin-Parkside · Kenosha, WI	59 57–58	$35,710/yr	High	11.4x
110	Sociology University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI	58 54–59	$36,452/yr	High	11.3x
111	Sociology Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies · Springfield, MO	59 56–59	$35,881/yr	High	11.4x
112	Sociology University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR	56 51–59	$33,566/yr	High	12.1x
113	Sociology California State University-San Bernardino · San Bernardino, CA	56 50–60	$30,126/yr	High	15.1x
114	Sociology Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO	56 51–59	$37,335/yr	High	10.0x
115	Sociology Savannah State University · Savannah, GA	57 53–59	$28,747/yr	High	15.9x
116	Sociology Ashford University · San Diego, CA	59 57–59	$43,202/yr	High	7.3x
117	Sociology University of Maryland-College Park · College Park, MD	55 49–60	$34,150/yr	High	12.2x
118	Sociology University of Maryland Eastern Shore · Princess Anne, MD	56 50–59	$31,853/yr	High	13.3x
119	Sociology Morgan State University · Baltimore, MD	56 51–59	$31,470/yr	High	14.0x
120	Sociology University of Massachusetts-Boston · Boston, MA	56 52–58	$40,569/yr	High	8.0x
121	Sociology Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · North Adams, MA	57 54–58	$38,631/yr	High	9.0x
122	Sociology Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY	56 51–59	$58,541/yr	High	2.4x
123	Sociology SUNY Brockport · Brockport, NY	57 52–58	$33,566/yr	High	12.2x
124	Sociology Appalachian State University · Boone, NC	57 52–59	$31,559/yr	High	13.8x
125	Sociology University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC	56 50–59	$29,220/yr	High	15.3x
126	Sociology University of Cincinnati-Main Campus · Cincinnati, OH	58 56–59	$42,507/yr	High	6.8x
127	Sociology Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH	57 53–58	$43,150/yr	High	6.6x
128	Sociology Rhode Island College · Providence, RI	57 53–59	$36,742/yr	High	10.3x
129	Sociology Lamar University · Beaumont, TX	61 58–60	$38,042/yr	High	9.9x
130	Sociology Texas State University · San Marcos, TX	57 53–58	$37,263/yr	High	10.0x
131	Sociology George Mason University · Fairfax, VA	57 52–59	$38,916/yr	High	9.6x
132	Sociology Old Dominion University · Norfolk, VA	57 53–59	$37,946/yr	High	9.7x
133	Sociology Washington State University · Pullman, WA	57 54–58	$39,801/yr	High	8.6x
134	Sociology University of Wisconsin-La Crosse · La Crosse, WI	56 51–59	$33,529/yr	High	12.2x
135	Sociology Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	57 54–59	$39,193/yr	High	9.4x
136	Sociology University of North Georgia · Dahlonega, GA	59 56–60	$30,576/yr	High	14.3x
137	Sociology Purdue University Northwest · Hammond, IN	58 55–58	$35,334/yr	High	11.1x
138	Sociology California State University-Stanislaus · Turlock, CA	54 47–59	$27,919/yr	High	14.9x
139	Sociology Clayton State University · Morrow, GA	59 55–59	$29,834/yr	High	13.7x
140	Sociology Eastern Illinois University · Charleston, IL	56 53–58	$39,547/yr	High	8.3x
141	Sociology Emporia State University · Emporia, KS	55 50–58	$29,313/yr	High	14.4x
142	Sociology Framingham State University · Framingham, MA	54 48–58	$33,885/yr	High	11.1x
143	Sociology Worcester State University · Worcester, MA	54 49–58	$33,636/yr	High	11.1x
144	Sociology University of Michigan-Flint · Flint, MI	57 54–57	$41,460/yr	High	6.6x
145	Sociology Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH	57 53–58	$64,377/yr	High	1.8x
146	Sociology University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH	56 51–58	$42,048/yr	High	6.4x
147	Sociology University at Albany · Albany, NY	55 50–59	$33,433/yr	High	11.8x
148	Sociology Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	56 52–58	$38,034/yr	High	9.2x
149	Sociology Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	56 53–58	$39,193/yr	High	8.7x
150	Sociology Austin Peay State University · Clarksville, TN	55 50–58	$31,699/yr	High	12.6x
151	Sociology University of Houston · Houston, TX	54 47–59	$30,723/yr	High	13.5x
152	Sociology University of North Texas · Denton, TX	54 48–59	$33,334/yr	High	11.6x
153	Sociology Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA	56 51–58	$33,039/yr	High	12.2x
154	Sociology University of California-Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA	53 47–59	$34,121/yr	High	10.8x
155	Sociology University of California-San Diego · La Jolla, CA	54 48–57	$36,464/yr	High	8.9x
156	Sociology California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · Arcata, CA	52 43–58	$24,501/yr	High	15.4x
157	Sociology Santa Clara University · Santa Clara, CA	55 50–57	$53,612/yr	High	2.3x
158	Sociology University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO	54 49–57	$37,958/yr	High	8.1x
159	Sociology Eastern Connecticut State University · Willimantic, CT	55 52–56	$38,523/yr	High	7.7x
160	Sociology University of Georgia · Athens, GA	53 47–57	$32,530/yr	High	11.2x
161	Sociology University of Idaho · Moscow, ID	54 50–57	$31,440/yr	High	12.2x
162	Sociology Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville · Edwardsville, IL	54 49–57	$35,415/yr	High	9.8x
163	Sociology Bridgewater State University · Bridgewater, MA	55 51–57	$35,680/yr	High	9.7x
164	Sociology University of Missouri-Kansas City · Kansas City, MO	55 52–56	$36,810/yr	High	8.8x
165	Sociology University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV	57 55–56	$36,295/yr	High	9.3x
166	Sociology New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	55 51–56	$31,376/yr	High	11.7x
167	Sociology State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY	52 45–58	$26,901/yr	High	14.2x
168	Sociology State University of New York at Oswego · Oswego, NY	55 52–56	$33,258/yr	High	11.0x
169	Sociology Millersville University of Pennsylvania · Millersville, PA	54 49–57	$34,883/yr	High	9.7x
170	Sociology Tennessee Technological University · Cookeville, TN	56 52–56	$35,293/yr	High	9.7x
171	Sociology Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX	54 49–58	$35,848/yr	High	9.7x
172	Sociology The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX	55 51–57	$32,787/yr	High	11.4x
173	Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University · Blacksburg, VA	55 50–57	$38,768/yr	High	7.6x
174	Sociology West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	55 51–56	$34,063/yr	High	10.6x
175	Sociology University of Northern Colorado · Greeley, CO	54 51–55	$36,077/yr	High	8.3x
176	Sociology Central Connecticut State University · New Britain, CT	53 47–57	$33,724/yr	High	10.2x
177	Sociology Northern Illinois University · Dekalb, IL	53 49–55	$35,150/yr	High	8.8x
178	Sociology Northeastern Illinois University · Chicago, IL	55 51–56	$36,686/yr	High	8.3x
179	Sociology Ball State University · Muncie, IN	53 49–56	$32,973/yr	High	10.7x
180	Sociology Wichita State University · Wichita, KS	56 54–55	$35,236/yr	High	9.0x
181	Sociology McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	54 49–56	$30,183/yr	High	12.2x
182	Sociology University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	54 50–56	$38,972/yr	High	7.0x
183	Sociology Missouri State University-Springfield · Springfield, MO	54 50–56	$31,819/yr	High	11.2x
184	Sociology SUNY Buffalo State University · Buffalo, NY	53 47–57	$28,676/yr	High	12.9x
185	Sociology University of North Carolina at Greensboro · Greensboro, NC	53 47–56	$27,400/yr	High	13.5x
186	Sociology North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC	57 55–57	$35,510/yr	High	9.0x
187	Sociology Kent State University at Stark · North Canton, OH	54 50–55	$29,183/yr	High	12.2x
188	Sociology Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH	54 49–56	$36,506/yr	High	8.1x
189	Sociology Oklahoma State University-Main Campus · Stillwater, OK	54 50–56	$33,365/yr	High	10.2x
190	Sociology Tennessee State University · Nashville, TN	57 54–57	$34,884/yr	High	9.2x
191	Sociology Christopher Newport University · Newport News, VA	53 48–56	$36,977/yr	High	7.9x
192	Sociology University of Mary Washington · Fredericksburg, VA	53 48–57	$35,499/yr	High	9.0x
193	Sociology University of California-Merced · Merced, CA	54 50–56	$37,092/yr	High	7.7x
194	Sociology University of Central Arkansas · Conway, AR	52 48–54	$31,867/yr	High	10.0x
195	Sociology University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	52 46–55	$34,050/yr	High	8.9x
196	Sociology University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA	52 46–56	$34,372/yr	High	8.9x
197	Sociology Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA	52 47–55	$28,968/yr	High	12.0x
198	Sociology Morehead State University · Morehead, KY	54 52–54	$34,511/yr	High	8.9x
199	Sociology Nicholls State University · Thibodaux, LA	53 50–55	$30,583/yr	High	11.1x
200	Sociology Boston College · Chestnut Hill, MA	52 47–55	$48,091/yr	High	2.1x
201	Sociology Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	52 46–56	$35,055/yr	High	8.5x
202	Sociology Western Michigan University · Kalamazoo, MI	52 47–56	$35,399/yr	High	8.5x
203	Sociology Keene State College · Keene, NH	53 49–55	$36,581/yr	High	7.2x
204	Sociology Kean University · Union, NJ	53 50–54	$36,432/yr	High	7.3x
205	Sociology University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	51 44–57	$28,593/yr	High	12.0x
206	Sociology King's College · Wilkes-Barre, PA	54 50–54	$48,529/yr	High	2.1x
207	Sociology Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · Kutztown, PA	53 50–55	$34,490/yr	High	8.8x
208	Sociology Clemson University · Clemson, SC	52 48–55	$36,320/yr	High	7.4x
209	Sociology University of Memphis · Memphis, TN	54 51–54	$34,822/yr	High	8.3x
210	Sociology The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	53 49–55	$35,723/yr	High	8.2x
211	Sociology Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	52 46–56	$32,207/yr	High	10.1x
212	Sociology Utah State University · Logan, UT	54 50–55	$32,730/yr	High	10.0x
213	Sociology Augusta University · Augusta, GA	52 48–54	$28,860/yr	High	11.4x
214	Sociology Arizona State University Digital Immersion · Scottsdale, AZ	53 48–55	$40,029/yr	High	—
215	Sociology University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	52 48–54	$34,671/yr	High	7.9x
216	Sociology University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL	51 47–54	$34,435/yr	High	8.1x
217	Sociology Indiana University-Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN	51 46–53	$30,939/yr	High	9.8x
218	Sociology Indiana University-Kokomo · Kokomo, IN	55 52–55	$32,740/yr	High	9.0x
219	Sociology Central College · Pella, IA	51 47–53	$38,034/yr	High	4.6x
220	Sociology University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	50 44–55	$33,832/yr	High	8.4x
221	Sociology University of Missouri-St Louis · Saint Louis, MO	52 48–54	$34,942/yr	High	7.6x
222	Sociology Ramapo College of New Jersey · Mahwah, NJ	51 45–54	$34,034/yr	High	8.0x
223	Sociology William Paterson University of New Jersey · Wayne, NJ	52 47–55	$35,528/yr	High	7.7x
224	Sociology Barnard College · New York, NY	52 47–54	$48,215/yr	High	1.8x
225	Sociology Colgate University · Hamilton, NY	53 49–54	$51,788/yr	High	0.9x
226	Sociology Binghamton University · Vestal, NY	51 46–54	$30,455/yr	High	10.3x
227	Sociology Sam Houston State University · Huntsville, TX	49 42–56	$24,612/yr	High	12.5x
228	Sociology The University of Texas at El Paso · El Paso, TX	51 45–55	$29,066/yr	High	11.3x
229	Sociology James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA	50 44–55	$31,513/yr	High	9.4x
230	Sociology Auburn University · Auburn, AL	52 49–53	$35,378/yr	High	6.1x
231	Sociology Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	50 44–54	$31,410/yr	High	9.3x
232	Sociology University of California-Davis · Davis, CA	49 44–54	$32,137/yr	High	8.7x
233	Sociology Southern Connecticut State University · New Haven, CT	50 45–53	$32,013/yr	High	8.8x
234	Sociology Trinity College · Hartford, CT	52 48–54	$50,077/yr	High	0.9x
235	Sociology Saint Leo University · Saint Leo, FL	51 47–53	$39,498/yr	High	3.4x
236	Sociology Boise State University · Boise, ID	50 44–54	$26,809/yr	High	11.3x
237	Sociology Idaho State University · Pocatello, ID	50 46–53	$27,854/yr	High	10.6x
238	Sociology Illinois State University · Normal, IL	50 45–53	$33,636/yr	High	7.6x
239	Sociology Indiana University-Bloomington · Bloomington, IN	50 44–54	$30,296/yr	High	9.9x
240	Sociology University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY	52 48–53	$34,922/yr	High	7.0x
241	Sociology Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, KY	51 47–52	$32,762/yr	High	8.0x
242	Sociology University of Central Missouri · Warrensburg, MO	50 44–54	$28,238/yr	High	10.7x
243	Sociology University of Missouri-Columbia · Columbia, MO	51 46–54	$33,386/yr	High	8.2x
244	Sociology Rutgers University-Camden · Camden, NJ	50 45–53	$34,344/yr	High	6.8x
245	Sociology Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ	50 45–53	$34,344/yr	High	7.0x
246	Sociology Duke University · Durham, NC	51 45–53	$45,551/yr	High	1.9x
247	Sociology North Carolina A & T State University · Greensboro, NC	51 46–53	$24,661/yr	High	12.2x
248	Sociology Wake Forest University · Winston-Salem, NC	50 46–53	$46,257/yr	High	1.4x
249	Sociology Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH	52 48–53	$34,490/yr	High	7.4x
250	Sociology Texas A & M University-Commerce · Commerce, TX	51 48–53	$31,620/yr	High	9.1x
251	Sociology University of Houston-Downtown · Houston, TX	54 52–54	$31,555/yr	High	9.2x
252	Sociology Midwestern State University · Wichita Falls, TX	50 46–53	$29,922/yr	High	10.0x
253	Sociology Texas A&M University-San Antonio · San Antonio, TX	54 51–54	$33,945/yr	High	7.9x
254	Sociology University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL	50 46–52	$28,137/yr	High	10.0x
255	Sociology University of Colorado Colorado Springs · Colorado Springs, CO	49 43–53	$27,226/yr	High	10.7x
256	Sociology University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	49 43–54	$31,548/yr	High	8.6x
257	Sociology McKendree University · Lebanon, IL	50 46–51	$40,015/yr	High	2.7x
258	Sociology University of Louisville · Louisville, KY	50 46–52	$32,818/yr	High	7.8x
259	Sociology Bowdoin College · Brunswick, ME	51 47–53	$47,749/yr	High	0.8x
260	Sociology Brandeis University · Waltham, MA	50 46–52	$45,287/yr	High	1.4x
261	Sociology Tufts University · Medford, MA	51 47–53	$47,859/yr	High	0.8x
262	Sociology Columbia College · Columbia, MO	50 46–52	$37,758/yr	High	3.7x
263	Sociology Harris-Stowe State University · Saint Louis, MO	53 51–53	$28,268/yr	High	10.0x
264	Sociology Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	50 45–53	$34,344/yr	High	6.7x
265	Sociology Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus · Portales, NM	53 51–53	$29,167/yr	High	9.6x
266	Sociology University of North Carolina Asheville · Asheville, NC	47 39–54	$18,869/yr	High	11.8x
267	Sociology Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	50 47–52	$32,323/yr	High	7.8x
268	Sociology Lander University · Greenwood, SC	49 45–51	$31,243/yr	High	8.2x
269	Sociology University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI	50 47–51	$30,111/yr	High	9.0x
270	Sociology University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus · Waterbury, CT	48 42–53	$31,913/yr	High	7.7x
271	Sociology University of Connecticut-Avery Point · Groton, CT	48 42–53	$31,913/yr	High	7.7x
272	Sociology University of Connecticut-Stamford · Stamford, CT	48 42–53	$31,913/yr	High	7.7x
273	Sociology University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus · Hartford, CT	48 42–53	$31,913/yr	High	7.7x
274	Sociology Troy University · Troy, AL	48 43–51	$26,803/yr	High	9.4x
275	Sociology University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA	47 41–52	$29,367/yr	High	8.5x
276	Sociology University of California-Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA	47 40–52	$28,495/yr	High	8.7x
277	Sociology Mount Saint Mary's University · Los Angeles, CA	48 43–51	$40,451/yr	High	2.2x
278	Sociology Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA	48 44–51	$42,653/yr	High	1.5x
279	Sociology University of Delaware · Newark, DE	47 41–53	$29,714/yr	High	8.4x
280	Sociology University of Hawaii at Hilo · Hilo, HI	48 44–51	$24,414/yr	High	10.5x
281	Sociology University of Hawaii at Manoa · Honolulu, HI	47 42–52	$27,859/yr	High	9.2x
282	Sociology Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	48 42–52	$27,846/yr	High	9.6x
283	Sociology Salisbury University · Salisbury, MD	50 48–51	$32,091/yr	High	6.5x
284	Sociology Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI	49 44–51	$32,132/yr	High	7.1x
285	Sociology Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	48 43–51	$31,381/yr	High	7.5x
286	Sociology New Jersey City University · Jersey City, NJ	49 44–51	$32,082/yr	High	7.4x
287	Sociology Montclair State University · Montclair, NJ	49 44–51	$32,268/yr	High	7.2x
288	Sociology Bowling Green State University-Main Campus · Bowling Green, OH	48 44–50	$31,484/yr	High	7.0x
289	Sociology Portland State University · Portland, OR	48 43–52	$28,708/yr	High	9.3x
290	Sociology Cheyney University of Pennsylvania · Cheyney, PA	48 43–51	$28,128/yr	High	8.9x
291	Sociology University of South Carolina Aiken · Aiken, SC	49 44–51	$29,438/yr	High	8.5x
292	Sociology Texas A & M International University · Laredo, TX	48 43–52	$23,384/yr	High	11.0x
293	Sociology Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA	48 44–51	$32,781/yr	High	6.1x
294	Sociology Fort Lewis College · Durango, CO	48 44–50	$27,553/yr	High	8.9x
295	Sociology University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT	47 42–51	$31,913/yr	High	6.5x
296	Sociology American University · Washington, DC	47 43–50	$40,119/yr	High	1.8x
297	Sociology University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA	48 42–51	$31,686/yr	High	6.7x
298	Sociology Northeastern University · Boston, MA	48 43–50	$41,624/yr	High	1.4x
299	Sociology Rowan University · Glassboro, NJ	47 41–51	$29,863/yr	High	7.5x
300	Sociology University of Oregon · Eugene, OR	47 41–51	$30,050/yr	High	7.6x
301	Sociology University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	47 42–50	$30,274/yr	High	7.4x
302	Sociology University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	47 42–50	$30,274/yr	High	7.3x
303	Sociology Temple University · Philadelphia, PA	47 42–50	$33,427/yr	High	4.5x
304	Sociology College of Charleston · Charleston, SC	47 42–51	$28,801/yr	High	8.2x
305	Sociology Francis Marion University · Florence, SC	48 44–49	$28,982/yr	High	7.8x
306	Sociology University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	48 44–50	$30,517/yr	High	7.6x
307	Sociology Winthrop University · Rock Hill, SC	49 45–50	$33,877/yr	High	4.5x
308	Sociology University of Vermont · Burlington, VT	47 42–50	$31,798/yr	High	5.6x
309	Sociology University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY	51 48–50	$27,059/yr	High	8.8x
310	Sociology University of North Alabama · Florence, AL	47 44–49	$30,591/yr	High	5.4x
311	Sociology Chapman University · Orange, CA	47 41–50	$39,278/yr	High	1.8x
312	Sociology Georgetown University · Washington, DC	46 42–49	$40,079/yr	High	1.2x
313	Sociology University of Notre Dame · Notre Dame, IN	45 38–51	$35,915/yr	High	2.5x
314	Sociology Bates College · Lewiston, ME	47 43–50	$42,170/yr	High	0.7x
315	Sociology Mount St. Mary's University · Emmitsburg, MD	47 44–49	$40,196/yr	High	1.1x
316	Sociology Boston University · Boston, MA	46 41–49	$38,457/yr	High	1.8x
317	Sociology Suffolk University · Boston, MA	47 42–49	$37,802/yr	High	2.2x
318	Sociology Central Michigan University · Mount Pleasant, MI	46 41–49	$28,785/yr	High	7.4x
319	Sociology Eastern Michigan University · Ypsilanti, MI	46 41–49	$29,919/yr	High	6.5x
320	Sociology Rider University · Lawrenceville, NJ	46 42–49	$36,705/yr	High	2.4x
321	Sociology Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY	46 41–49	$38,632/yr	High	1.9x
322	Sociology Kent State University at Kent · Kent, OH	46 42–48	$29,183/yr	High	6.5x
323	Sociology Coastal Carolina University · Conway, SC	45 39–49	$24,738/yr	High	8.6x
324	Sociology Longwood University · Farmville, VA	46 40–50	$27,948/yr	High	7.8x
325	Sociology Randolph-Macon College · Ashland, VA	47 43–49	$39,656/yr	High	1.5x
326	Sociology Roanoke College · Salem, VA	48 44–49	$38,983/yr	High	1.7x
327	Sociology Saint Xavier University · Chicago, IL	45 41–48	$35,103/yr	High	2.5x
328	Sociology Franklin College · Franklin, IN	47 43–48	$37,759/yr	High	1.5x
329	Sociology Purdue University Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN	47 44–48	$27,749/yr	High	6.5x
330	Sociology University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	46 42–48	$26,306/yr	High	7.8x
331	Sociology University of Maine · Orono, ME	47 43–48	$30,283/yr	High	5.0x
332	Sociology McDaniel College · Westminster, MD	46 41–48	$37,728/yr	High	1.8x
333	Sociology Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA	46 42–49	$40,675/yr	High	0.6x
334	Sociology St. John's University-New York · Queens, NY	46 42–48	$38,216/yr	High	1.8x
335	Sociology John Carroll University · University Heights, OH	45 40–48	$36,845/yr	High	1.9x
336	Sociology University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	45 40–48	$30,274/yr	High	4.7x
337	Sociology Wilkes University · Wilkes-Barre, PA	46 41–47	$36,814/yr	High	1.8x
338	Sociology Loyola Marymount University · Los Angeles, CA	44 39–47	$35,993/yr	High	1.8x
339	Sociology University of San Diego · San Diego, CA	44 39–47	$36,476/yr	High	1.6x
340	Sociology Northwestern University · Evanston, IL	45 40–48	$38,402/yr	High	1.2x
341	Sociology College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA	45 39–48	$36,583/yr	High	1.8x
342	Sociology Drury University · Springfield, MO	45 42–46	$35,881/yr	High	1.8x
343	Sociology Bloomfield College · Bloomfield, NJ	45 41–47	$33,930/yr	High	2.7x
344	Sociology Stockton University · Galloway, NJ	44 37–49	$24,814/yr	High	7.5x
345	Sociology Cornell University · Ithaca, NY	44 39–47	$36,709/yr	High	1.5x
346	Sociology Rosemont College · Rosemont, PA	47 42–47	$33,537/yr	High	2.8x
347	Sociology Providence College · Providence, RI	44 39–47	$35,983/yr	High	1.7x
348	Sociology East Tennessee State University · Johnson City, TN	45 41–47	$24,468/yr	High	7.4x
349	Sociology Baylor University · Waco, TX	45 40–47	$37,753/yr	High	1.2x
350	Sociology Saint Michael's College · Colchester, VT	45 40–47	$36,605/yr	High	1.5x
351	Sociology Saint Norbert College · De Pere, WI	45 40–47	$35,981/yr	High	1.8x
352	Sociology University of La Verne · La Verne, CA	44 39–46	$35,403/yr	High	1.6x
353	Sociology University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA	44 39–47	$36,183/yr	High	1.6x
354	Sociology University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA	43 38–46	$35,580/yr	High	1.5x
355	Sociology DePaul University · Chicago, IL	43 38–46	$33,644/yr	High	2.3x
356	Sociology Loyola University Chicago · Chicago, IL	43 37–46	$34,004/yr	High	2.0x
357	Sociology William Penn University · Oskaloosa, IA	45 41–46	$34,099/yr	High	2.0x
358	Sociology Assumption University · Worcester, MA	45 41–47	$37,279/yr	High	0.9x
359	Sociology Oakland University · Rochester Hills, MI	42 35–50	$20,126/yr	High	7.8x
360	Sociology Centenary University · Hackettstown, NJ	43 37–47	$32,049/yr	High	2.9x
361	Sociology Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY	43 38–46	$34,832/yr	High	1.8x
362	Sociology Arcadia University · Glenside, PA	45 41–46	$36,919/yr	High	0.9x
363	Sociology La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA	46 42–47	$36,319/yr	High	1.6x
364	Sociology Lane College · Jackson, TN	43 38–46	$23,591/yr	High	6.3x
365	Sociology Vermont State University · Randolph, VT	43 37–47	$20,464/yr	High	7.7x
366	Sociology Pacific Lutheran University · Tacoma, WA	44 39–47	$35,317/yr	High	1.9x
367	Sociology Dominican University · River Forest, IL	42 37–45	$31,657/yr	High	2.4x
368	Sociology Smith College · Northampton, MA	43 38–45	$35,252/yr	High	1.0x
369	Sociology Hamline University · Saint Paul, MN	42 38–45	$33,894/yr	High	1.6x
370	Sociology Manhattanville College · Purchase, NY	42 36–46	$31,551/yr	High	2.5x
371	Sociology University of Mount Saint Vincent · Bronx, NY	42 36–45	$31,763/yr	High	2.4x
372	Sociology Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY	36 31–38	$26,356/yr	High	-0.0x
373	Sociology Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA	43 39–45	$36,396/yr	High	0.4x
374	Sociology Gonzaga University · Spokane, WA	42 37–45	$33,675/yr	High	1.7x
375	Sociology Beloit College · Beloit, WI	43 39–45	$36,222/yr	High	0.8x
376	Sociology California Baptist University · Riverside, CA	41 35–44	$30,430/yr	High	2.3x
377	Sociology The University of Tampa · Tampa, FL	44 40–45	$33,872/yr	High	1.5x
378	Sociology Stonehill College · Easton, MA	41 35–44	$32,057/yr	High	1.8x
379	Sociology Augsburg University · Minneapolis, MN	43 39–44	$34,543/yr	High	1.0x
380	Sociology Doane University · Crete, NE	42 37–44	$32,351/yr	High	2.0x
381	Sociology Fordham University · Bronx, NY	41 35–44	$32,511/yr	High	1.7x
382	Sociology Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY	42 38–44	$35,128/yr	High	0.4x
383	Sociology Albright College · Reading, PA	40 33–45	$24,310/yr	High	4.0x
384	Sociology Claflin University · Orangeburg, SC	42 37–44	$24,139/yr	High	4.5x
385	Sociology McMurry University · Abilene, TX	43 39–44	$32,956/yr	High	1.6x
386	Sociology Biola University · La Mirada, CA	40 35–43	$30,092/yr	High	1.9x
387	Sociology University of Redlands · Redlands, CA	41 36–43	$33,421/yr	High	1.0x
388	Sociology Hope College · Holland, MI	40 34–43	$29,181/yr	High	2.2x
389	Sociology Hobart William Smith Colleges · Geneva, NY	34 29–36	$20,228/yr	High	-0.2x
390	Sociology The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH	40 36–43	$32,462/yr	High	1.0x
391	Sociology Whitworth University · Spokane, WA	41 36–43	$32,727/yr	High	1.3x
392	Sociology Emory University · Atlanta, GA	39 34–43	$30,516/yr	High	1.7x
393	Sociology Morehouse College · Atlanta, GA	42 38–43	$31,391/yr	High	1.5x
394	Sociology North Central College · Naperville, IL	40 34–42	$29,714/yr	High	1.9x
395	Sociology Princeton University · Princeton, NJ	40 36–42	$32,914/yr	High	0.4x
396	Sociology Duquesne University · Pittsburgh, PA	39 34–43	$29,661/yr	High	1.9x
397	Sociology Azusa Pacific University · Azusa, CA	39 34–41	$29,683/yr	High	1.5x
398	Sociology Augustana College · Rock Island, IL	39 34–42	$30,290/yr	High	1.4x
399	Sociology Willamette University · Salem, OR	38 34–41	$29,312/yr	High	1.5x
400	Sociology Franklin and Marshall College · Lancaster, PA	39 34–41	$31,444/yr	High	0.1x
401	Sociology Albertus Magnus College · New Haven, CT	38 33–40	$27,217/yr	High	1.7x
402	Sociology Grinnell College · Grinnell, IA	37 32–40	$28,216/yr	High	1.2x
403	Sociology Wheaton College (Massachusetts) · Norton, MA	38 33–40	$29,953/yr	High	0.2x
404	Sociology St Bonaventure University · Saint Bonaventure, NY	36 30–41	$23,475/yr	High	2.1x
405	Sociology Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT	38 32–42	$28,368/yr	High	1.5x
406	Sociology New York University · New York, NY	35 29–42	$22,697/yr	High	2.0x
407	Sociology Lee University · Cleveland, TN	39 35–40	$25,127/yr	High	1.8x
408	Sociology Connecticut College · New London, CT	35 29–39	$22,636/yr	High	1.3x
409	Sociology Loyola University New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	36 32–38	$26,581/yr	High	0.4x
410	Sociology Drew University · Madison, NJ	35 29–39	$20,658/yr	High	1.6x
411	Sociology Moravian University · Bethlehem, PA	36 31–38	$26,583/yr	High	0.3x
412	Sociology Seattle Pacific University · Seattle, WA	36 32–38	$25,958/yr	High	0.7x
413	Sociology Ithaca College · Ithaca, NY	35 30–37	$24,026/yr	High	0.2x
414	Sociology Gordon College · Wenham, MA	34 30–36	$18,487/yr	High	0.6x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Sociology?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, American Public University System ranks #1 for Sociology with a score of 70/100 and graduate earnings of $47,633/yr.

How much do Sociology graduates earn?

Across 414 schools, Sociology graduates earn an average of $34,393/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $64,377/yr.

Is Sociology a good major for AI resistance?

Sociology has an average AI task exposure of 49%, rated "High". This field has moderate AI exposure — some career paths are more resilient than others.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.