Sociology at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bloomsburg is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,427 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,800 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 24 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.

Bloomsburg Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Bloomsburg Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Bloomsburg compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Bloomsburg 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
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286
	290
Most Popular Sociology Schools	402

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Bloomsburg Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bloomsburg is $32,069. This is 5% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Bloomsburg

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Bloomsburg Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Bloomsburg in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Bloomsburg since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Bloomsburg 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 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 PA, the home state for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Sociology Professors	800	$80,290
Sociologists	60	$121,470

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.