Best Graduate Sociology Programs (US)

US Best Graduate Schools for Sociology (Top 10 list):
1 University of California--Berkeley Berkeley, CA
2 University of Wisconsin--Madison Madison, WI
3 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
3 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
5 Harvard University Cambridge, MA
5 Stanford University Stanford, CA
5 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
5 University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
9 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
9 University of California--Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

Source: US News & World report 2010

Following is another ranking for U.S. Graduate Sociology Programs:

Best Sociology Doctoral Programs:
1 University of Chicago
2 University of Wisconsin–Madison
3 University of California–Berkeley
4 University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
5 University of California–Los Angeles (UCLA)
6 University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
7 Harvard University
8 Stanford University
9 Northwestern University
10 Washington University in St. Louis

Source: National Research Council Report (1995)
* The NRC study is recognized by academics, higher education policymakers, and research foundations as the most reliable and comprehensive measure of university doctoral programs in the US.

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