Sociology at Bowie State University
Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and approximately 6,250 students attend the school each year. Of the 882 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bowie State University in 2021, 33 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.
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Bowie State University Sociology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Bowie State University Sociology Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Bowie State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The sociology major at Bowie State University 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 |
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Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 106 |
160 | |
Most Focused Sociology Schools | 177 |
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 301 |
Best Sociology Schools | 309 |
Earnings of Bowie State University Sociology Graduates
The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Bowie State University is $33,510. This is 10% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.
Sociology Student Demographics at Bowie State University
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Bowie State University.
Bowie State University Sociology Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowie State University with a bachelor's in sociology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 27 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Bowie State University also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 MD, the home state for Bowie State University.
Occupation | Jobs in MD | Average Salary in MD |
---|---|---|
Managers | 14,450 | $122,050 |
Sociology Professors | 190 | $87,410 |
Sociologists | 60 | $74,540 |
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 M. Chambers under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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