Sociology General

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 1058 institutions across the United States, with a total of 99318 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

126

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

5,109

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

25,862

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,319

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

622

degrees awarded

Other Awards

66,254

awards given

Top Schools for Sociology General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	2,112
2	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	2,094
3	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	1,299
4	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	1,224
5	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	1,125
6	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	996
7	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	996
8	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	987
9	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA	924
10	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	921
11	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	903
12	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	846
13	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	831
14	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	831
15	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	714
16	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	684
17	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	681
18	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	678
19	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	603
20	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	600
21	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	597
22	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	582
23	California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA	558
24	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	537
25	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	525
26	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	519
27	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	510
28	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	492
29	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	474
30	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	474
31	Long Beach City College Long Beach, CA	471
32	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	471
33	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	465
34	University at Albany Albany, NY	465
35	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	462
36	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	459
37	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	459
38	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	456
39	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	450
40	University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC	438
41	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	438
42	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	435
43	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	432
44	California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA	429
45	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	411
46	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	405
47	California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA	402
48	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	375
49	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	369
50	Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA	369
51	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	369
52	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	360
53	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	351
54	Ashford University San Diego, CA	342
55	El Camino Community College District Torrance, CA	336
56	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	336
57	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	336
58	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	336
59	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	333
60	Citrus College Glendora, CA	333
61	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	333
62	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	330
63	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	324
64	Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA	324
65	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	321
66	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	318
67	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	318
68	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	318
69	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	315
70	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	309
71	Cerritos College Norwalk, CA	309
72	Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA	306
73	University of Georgia Athens, GA	300
74	American Public University System Charles Town, WV	294
75	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	291
76	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	291
77	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	283
78	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	276
79	Merced College Merced, CA	276
80	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	276
81	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	267
82	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	264
83	New York University New York, NY	264
84	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	264
85	Riverside City College Riverside, CA	252
86	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	252
87	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	249
88	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	246
89	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	240
90	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	237
91	Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC	237
92	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	237
93	Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara, CA	234
94	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	231
95	Utah State University Logan, UT	228
96	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	228
97	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	225
98	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	222
99	Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA	216
100	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	213