Bachelor's Sociology Programs with the Lowest Student Debt

Bachelor's Sociology Programs with the Lowest Student Debt, ranked by median federal program debt. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Sociology programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 449 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1University of Puerto Rico-MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico$5,50057%—$18k$49k49%9,5391 mi 2Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs, New York$9,20021%1405$32k$69k83%2,694124 mi 3University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$10,32410%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 4California State University-StanislausTurlock, California$10,61398%—$6k$63k53%8,38546 mi 5CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$10,75054%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 6CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$11,00060%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 7California State University-FresnoFresno, California$11,11495%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 8CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York$11,24757%970$3k$58k51%10,6961 mi 9University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$11,6005%1553$29k$111k97%10,6503 mi 10Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York$11,9009%1535$29k$104k95%15,99561 mi 11Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana$12,00014%1448$40k$63k86%7,7676 mi 12San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California$12,50036%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 13California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$12,50091%—$4k$59k53%19,56218 mi 14University of California-DavisDavis, California$12,60042%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 15Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine$12,61013%1468$29k$69k90%1,76018 mi 16California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California$12,83146%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 17California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$13,00093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 18University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$13,13111%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 19Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$13,26613%1487$41k$103k95%7,5691 mi 20California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California$13,30075%—$12k$72k68%25,04227 mi 21University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$13,50033%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 22California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California$13,85294%—$5k$60k55%15,02352 mi 23California State University-FullertonFullerton, California$13,91791%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 24Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$14,00068%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 25William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia$14,00034%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 26CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York, New York$14,12557%1080$3k$56k56%11,590< 1 mi 27University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California$14,41327%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 28University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$14,5009%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 29Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois$14,5678%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 30Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho$14,60096%1118$8k$53k55%44,397565 mi 31CUNY York CollegeJamaica, New York$14,65064%880$4k$57k32%4,3454 mi 32University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina$14,92515%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 33University of California-IrvineIrvine, California$15,00029%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 34San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California$15,00096%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 35California State University-San MarcosSan Marcos, California$15,00095%—$10k$63k55%14,87710 mi 36California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson, California$15,00093%—$9k$57k43%12,5387 mi 37Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$15,00011%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 38California State University-Channel IslandsCamarillo, California$15,00095%—$10k$62k51%5,0135 mi 39University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$15,07186%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 40CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York$15,75064%1120$4k$63k53%12,5503 mi 41Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas$15,81244%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 42Barnard CollegeNew York, New York$15,8999%1520$29k$81k93%3,264< 1 mi 43Grinnell CollegeGrinnell, Iowa$16,00015%1486$18k$63k88%1,729254 mi 44California State University-ChicoChico, California$16,04993%—$14k$64k63%13,631103 mi 45Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, Tennessee$16,05776%1151$14k$49k58%8,698365 mi 46California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$16,10094%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 47California State Polytechnic University-HumboldtArcata, California$16,45898%—$13k$48k49%5,6122 mi 48University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$16,50076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 49University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$16,50066%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 50California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California$16,75031%—$17k$91k86%21,9969 mi 51University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada$16,75074%1132$16k$61k61%15,599137 mi 52Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$16,99691%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 53Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, Illinois$17,45775%—$14k$52k22%3,9823 mi 54Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas$17,45893%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 55University of California-MercedMerced, California$17,51591%—$12k$64k69%8,37271 mi 56University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin$17,80245%1427$17k$74k90%36,90276 mi 57University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado$17,81978%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 58Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California$18,00093%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 59University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$18,25019%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 60East Tennessee State UniversityJohnson City, Tennessee$18,35286%1144$16k$45k53%10,004267 mi 61Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah$18,45092%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 62University of HoustonHouston, Texas$18,50074%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 63University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$18,56816%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 64California State University-East BayHayward, California$18,65497%—$9k$71k48%9,8096 mi 65New York UniversityNew York, New York$18,8759%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 66University of FloridaGainesville, Florida$18,92924%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 67University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida$18,92961%1338$5k$72k85%4,62743 mi 68University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York$18,94574%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 69Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas$19,00057%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 70Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts$19,00016%1507$42k$104k91%10,0856 mi 71Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts$19,00021%1500$28k$64k89%2,54467 mi 72Dickinson CollegeCarlisle, Pennsylvania$19,00042%1391$38k$70k80%2,27370 mi 73Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania$19,00028%1392$36k$76k84%1,79936 mi 74James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia$19,16872%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 75Fort Lewis CollegeDurango, Colorado$19,21377%1111$17k$46k36%3,079515 mi 76Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire$19,2505%1534$30k$97k96%4,54188 mi 77University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$19,28639%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 78University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois$19,31577%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 79University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$19,40087%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 80Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana$19,46478%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 81University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii$19,50087%1102$16k$58k64%15,0292 mi 82Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$19,50045%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 83University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana$19,80011%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 84SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York$19,94974%1312$19k$45k63%3,1974 mi 85The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee$20,01342%1311$19k$60k74%30,418294 mi 86Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia$20,03097%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 87Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, Washington$20,03938%1410$33k$68k81%1,531209 mi 88Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington$20,08793%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 89University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$20,12586%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 90University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$20,37780%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 91University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland$20,46045%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 92Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana$20,50050%1364$15k$72k83%44,50385 mi 93University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia$20,50017%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 94Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan$20,50088%1120$9k$59k58%12,35126 mi 95University of WyomingLaramie, Wyoming$20,50097%—$14k$57k59%7,944766 mi 96Chapman UniversityOrange, California$20,50065%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.