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
#27
Yonsei University

South Korea

74.2 80.2 61.1 39.5
#14
Yale University

United States

83.5 81.8 88.8 91.3
#41
Utrecht University

Netherlands

69.7 71.5 58.9 66.1
#46
University of York

United Kingdom

68.3 68.5 67.4 67.4
#11 86.3 89.3 70.3 77.9
#48
University of Washington

United States

67.8 65.1 70.3 87.1
#35
University of Warwick

United Kingdom

72.1 71.2 85.1 66.1
#16 80.4 82.8 66.8 74.6
#31 72.9 72.5 70.5 78.6
#38 70.8 72.2 83.8 46.9
#20 76.2 76.4 78.9 71.4
#3
University of Oxford

United Kingdom

91.7 93.4 93.3 76.2
#23 75.6 77.4 55.5 81.0
#50 67.0 68.3 82.5 41.0
#39
University of Minnesota

United States

70.2 69.4 64.9 81.9
#10
University of Michigan

United States

86.4 86.5 79.8 92.4
#22 75.8 74.3 87.5 75.6
#20
University of Manchester

United Kingdom

76.2 75.1 78.6 82.1
#36 71.8 70.1 74.3 82.8
#19 76.6 78.4 83.9 55.1
#44
University of Essex

United Kingdom

69.4 73.0 42.9 67.2
#28
University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

74.1 75.3 76.7 61.7
#5
University of Chicago

United States

89.6 91.6 81.7 81.7
#7
University of Cambridge

United Kingdom

87.8 90.3 95.0 60.1
#42 69.6 69.3 69.0 72.4
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