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Sociology at Bowdoin College

Sociology at Bowdoin College

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 Bowdoin College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and approximately 1,777 students attend the school each year.

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

Bowdoin Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Bowdoin Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Bowdoin 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Bowdoin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Bowdoin College.

Bowdoin Sociology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bowdoin College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 28

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 ME, the home state for Bowdoin College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Managers 1,380 $96,570
Sociology Professors 60 $69,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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