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Overview for Sociology

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.

Careers for Sociology Majors

A major in Sociology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Sociology

Top 50 Texas Colleges with the highest percentage of Sociology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Texas College
Tyler, TX
 8
(9.8%)
Open Admissions$9,228 
Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX
 10
(7.6%)
 $9,630 
McMurry University
Abilene, TX
 16
(7.1%)
Moderately Selective$18,135 
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University of North Texas
Denton, TX
 312
(6.0%)
Moderately Selective$13,168 
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX
 15
(5.7%)
Moderately Selective$16,730 
Wiley College
Marshall, TX
 8
(5.1%)
Open Admissions$9,970 
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
 36
(4.4%)
Highly Selective$16,440 
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Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX
 4
(4.3%)
Moderately Selective$11,184 
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
 12
(3.9%)
Moderately Selective$27,940 
The University of Texas at Brownsville
Brownsville, TX
 26
(2.8%)
Open Admissions$11,970 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.