Colleges with good Sociology programs?

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<p>What are some good colleges to look into for someone interested in sociology. Asking this for a friend of mine.</p>

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<p>Wisconsin is excellent, as is Chicago. Chicago had a large role in creating sociology as an academic discipline.</p>

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<p>Chicago as in University of Chicago? What sort of stats would you need to get into their programs? (Wisc and Chicago)</p>

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<p>Well, in terms of individual professors, Barry Schwartz at Swarthmore is awesome! You should read his book, "The Paradox of Choice." Unfortunately, however, the book is very American-centric.</p>

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<p>Look into Pomona College if you want a smaller vibe...</p>

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<p>If s/he's interested in research/academia, the top ten undergrad schools for PhD preparation in social sciences are:</p>

<p>Swarthmore, Haverford, Carleton, U Chicago, Reed, Princeton, Williams, Oberlin, Yale and Pomoma</p>

<p>Source: Weighted Baccalaureate Origins Study, Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, PhDs granted from 1992 to 2001.</p>

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<p>^ Are those listed in any particular order? Just out of curiosity... :o</p>

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<p>Yes, first to tenth, by the percentage of future social science PhDs to overall BA (BS?) grads (who didn't necessarily major in social science).</p>

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<p>Here's another version, courtesy of interesteddad:</p>

<p>Number of PhDs per 1000 graduates </p>

<p>Academic field: Sociology </p>

<p>PhDs and Doctoral Degrees: ten years (1994 to 2003) from NSF database<br>
Number of Undergraduates: ten years (1989 to 1998) from IPEDS database<br>
Formula: Total PhDs divided by Total Grads, multiplied by 1000 </p>

<p>Note: Does not include colleges with less than 1000 graduates over the ten year period </p>

<p>1 Swarthmore College 7
2 Haverford College 6
3 Bryn Mawr College 5
4 Oberlin College 4
5 Whitman College 4
6 Hampshire College 3
7 Earlham College 3
8 Carleton College 3
9 University of Chicago 3
10 Wesleyan University 3
11 Pomona College 3
12 Brown University 3
13 Bennington College 3
14 Grinnell College 3
15 Goucher College 3
16 Clark University 3
17 Franklin and Marshall College 3
18 Harvard University 3
19 Reed College 3
20 Brandeis University 3
21 Antioch University, All Campuses 3
22 Macalester College 3
23 Tougaloo College 3</p>

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<p>social sciences isn't that more like history? i was talking about sociology, which is a branch of psychology if i'm not mistaken.</p>

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<p>social sciences includes history, psychology, sociology, and a variety of other disciplines.</p>