Sociology at Bowie State University

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 Bowie State University stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

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
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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Bowie State University. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Bowie State University since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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
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

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