Sociology at Black Hills State University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Black Hills State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and has a total student population of 3,608. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Black Hills State University in 2021, 15 of them were sociology majors.

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

BHSU Sociology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Sociology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

BHSU Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how BHSU 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 BHSU 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 Popular Sociology Basic Certificate Schools	6
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Best Value Sociology Schools	35
Most Popular Sociology Schools	431

Earnings of BHSU Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at BHSU is $29,825. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at BHSU

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

BHSU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from BHSU. About 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at BHSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at BHSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences

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 SD, the home state for Black Hills State University.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Managers	370	$99,030
Sociology Professors	50	$65,340
Sociologists	30	$43,080

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 Virginia State Parks staff under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.