World's Best Universities
Sociology
Sociology students learn about humans and their interactions with each other. Those with a sociology degree can pursue a wide range of careers, including jobs in criminal justice, advocacy, and education. These are the world's top universities for sociology. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
76.2 | 75.1 | 78.6 | 82.1 |
| #25 |
Northwestern University
United States |
74.7 | 72.4 | 78.1 | 89.2 |
| #32 |
Cornell University
United States |
72.7 | 70.4 | 77.0 | 86.4 |
| #33 |
McGill University
Canada |
72.4 | 71.9 | 77.0 | 71.5 |
| #28 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
74.1 | 75.3 | 76.7 | 61.7 |
| #18 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
77.8 | 76.8 | 76.4 | 87.6 |
| #40 | 70.0 | 68.4 | 75.4 | 77.1 | |
| #36 |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
United States |
71.8 | 70.1 | 74.3 | 82.8 |
| #31 |
University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
United States |
72.9 | 72.5 | 70.5 | 78.6 |
| #48 |
University of Washington
United States |
67.8 | 65.1 | 70.3 | 87.1 |
| #11 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
86.3 | 89.3 | 70.3 | 77.9 |
| #33 | 72.4 | 74.9 | 69.0 | 56.1 | |
| #42 |
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
United States |
69.6 | 69.3 | 69.0 | 72.4 |
| #46 |
University of York
United Kingdom |
68.3 | 68.5 | 67.4 | 67.4 |
| #16 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
80.4 | 82.8 | 66.8 | 74.6 |
| #45 |
Queen's University
Canada |
69.0 | 71.2 | 66.2 | 54.4 |
| #43 |
Freie Universität Berlin
Germany |
69.5 | 74.4 | 65.1 | 34.3 |
| #39 |
University of Minnesota
United States |
70.2 | 69.4 | 64.9 | 81.9 |
| #29 |
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands |
74.0 | 75.6 | 63.0 | 71.9 |
| #47 |
Lancaster University
United Kingdom |
68.0 | 68.7 | 61.6 | 68.9 |
| #27 |
Yonsei University
South Korea |
74.2 | 80.2 | 61.1 | 39.5 |
| #41 |
Utrecht University
Netherlands |
69.7 | 71.5 | 58.9 | 66.1 |
| #23 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
75.6 | 77.4 | 55.5 | 81.0 |
| #49 |
Stockholm University
Sweden |
67.7 | 70.8 | 49.1 | 61.8 |
| #44 |
University of Essex
United Kingdom |
69.4 | 73.0 | 42.9 | 67.2 |
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