72 Best colleges for Sociology in Massachusetts

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Below is a list of best universities in Massachusetts ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 10.4M citations received by 275K academic papers made by 72 universities in Massachusetts was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Boston University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

4. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

5. Tufts University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

6. Boston College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1488
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,559

7. Northeastern University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,827

8. University of Massachusetts - Boston

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
99%

9. Brandeis University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,565

10. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

11. Clark University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$32,053

12. Wellesley College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,362

13. University of Massachusetts - Lowell

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1259
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

14. Amherst College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$21,367

15. Williams College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,965

16. Smith College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$30,790

17. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
57%
Net Price
$46,876
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$27,059

18. Suffolk University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1190
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$32,270

19. Mount Holyoke College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,765

20. Simmons University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$24,423

21. Bentley University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1339
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$44,233

22. Babson College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$28,400

23. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1140
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
98%

24. College of the Holy Cross

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$34,679

25. Emerson College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$51,432

26. Dean College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Net Price
$32,219
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,972

27. Fisher College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
74%
Net Price
$26,257
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$25,406

28. Bridgewater State University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
94%

29. Hampshire College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
69%
Net Price
$24,087
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$44,835

30. Western New England University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$30,214

31. MGH Institute of Health Professions

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
1,353
Male:Female
15:85
Founded
1977

32. Salem State University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1098
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$8,562

33. Emmanuel College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$32,273

34. Lesley University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Net Price
$32,414
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$16,279

35. Hebrew College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
212
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1921

36. William James College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
897
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1974

37. Curry College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$31,091
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$29,402

38. Merrimack College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
75%
Net Price
$37,296
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$27,729

39. Framingham State University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1105
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$8,069

40. Springfield College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$27,930

41. Wheaton College - Massachusetts

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$32,863

42. MCPHS University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$38,776

43. Worcester State University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1118
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

44. Bay State College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$43,020
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,243

45. Assumption College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Net Price
$28,911
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$32,492

46. Westfield State University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$6,904
Enrollment
4,702

47. Stonehill College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
73%
Net Price
$31,021
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$34,710

48. Fitchburg State University

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

49. Gordon College

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1200
Average ACT
26
Net Price
$24,483

50. Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

For Sociology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$38,502

51. Regis College

For Sociology

#1010 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$30,014
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$31,088

52. Massachusetts School of Law

For Sociology

#1033 in North America
Enrollment
295
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1988

53. Newbury College

For Sociology

#1036 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$23,613
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$26,393

54. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

For Sociology

#1063 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,044
Enrollment
938

55. Endicott College

For Sociology

#1064 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1205
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$39,496

56. New England Law - Boston

For Sociology

#1128 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,060
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1908

57. New England College of Optometry

For Sociology

#1191 in North America
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
536
Male:Female
23:77
Founded
1894

58. Wentworth Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#1260 in North America
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$37,901

59. Lasell College

For Sociology

#1261 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1132
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$29,706

60. Bard College at Simon's Rock

For Sociology

#1345 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Net Price
$44,326
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$38,119

61. Hult International Business School

For Sociology

#1369 in North America
Acceptance Rate
48%
Net Price
$55,251
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$20,196

62. Berklee College of Music

For Sociology

#1373 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$46,873
Receiving Aid
67%
Average Aid
$19,300

63. American International College

For Sociology

#1379 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Net Price
$18,317
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$35,061

64. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

For Sociology

#1424 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
1,334
Male:Female
62:38

65. Hellenic College - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

For Sociology

#1436 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Net Price
$30,506
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$10,326

66. Bay Path University

For Sociology

#1477 in North America
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1080
Net Price
$18,502
Receiving Aid
97%

67. Nichols College

For Sociology

#1509 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1063
Net Price
$27,192
Receiving Aid
100%

68. Anna Maria College

For Sociology

#1549 in North America
Acceptance Rate
70%
Net Price
$23,894
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$33,503

69. Massachusetts Maritime Academy

For Sociology

#1553 in North America
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$11,804
Enrollment
1,425

70. New England Conservatory of Music

For Sociology

#1573 in North America
Acceptance Rate
38%
Net Price
$53,162
Receiving Aid
96%
Average Aid
$22,068

71. College of Our Lady of the Elms

For Sociology

#1588 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Net Price
$23,498
Receiving Aid
98%

72. Massachusetts College of Art and Design

For Sociology

#1594 in North America
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$8,494
Enrollment
1,939

Closest to Massachusetts states to learn Sociology

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Rhode Island 9 63
Connecticut 21 10
New Hampshire 12 98
Vermont 11 122
New York 133 5
New Jersey 27 34
Maine 13 206
Pennsylvania 100 11
Maryland 27 7
District of Columbia 11 54
Virginia 42 39
West Virginia 17 119
Ohio 61 17
North Carolina 46 16
Michigan 41 2
South Carolina 25 56
Indiana 34 62
Kentucky 27 55
Tennessee 36 44
Wisconsin 30 12
Georgia 47 35
Illinois 75 13
Alabama 25 68
Iowa 32 42
Missouri 37 38
Florida 56 33
Minnesota 28 14
Mississippi 13 178
Arkansas 16 159
Louisiana 23 92
Kansas 15 66
South Dakota 8 292
North Dakota 6 215
Nebraska 13 87
Oklahoma 21 115
Puerto Rico 14 518
Texas 77 25
Colorado 21 60
Montana 8 160
New Mexico 7 86
Utah 11 43
Idaho 7 186
Arizona 9 24
Nevada 6 150
Washington 28 4
Oregon 17 104
California 125 3
Alaska 4 263
Hawaii 6 96