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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

39/100

AI Risk

High

49% task exposure

All Sociology Programs Ranked

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

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, San Francisco State University ranks #1 for Sociology with a score of 57/100 and graduate earnings of $40,763/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.