Sociology at Arizona State University - Tempe

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Arizona State University - Tempe stacks up to those at other schools.

ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 74,795 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from ASU - Tempe.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

ASU - Tempe Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

ASU - Tempe Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how ASU - Tempe performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at ASU - Tempe is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools	115

Earnings of ASU - Tempe Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at ASU - Tempe is $35,489. This is 16% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at ASU - Tempe

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Arizona State University - Tempe.

ASU - Tempe Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at ASU - Tempe since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona State University - Tempe with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	45
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

ASU - Tempe also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Criminology
• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona State University - Tempe.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Sociology Professors	90	$92,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Schwnj under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.