Sociology at Canisius College

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Canisius College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Canisius is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 2,820. Of the 611 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Canisius College in 2021, 7 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.

Canisius Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Canisius Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Canisius 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 Canisius 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
	478
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	587
Most Popular Sociology Schools	736

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Canisius Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Canisius is $27,306. 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 Canisius

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

Canisius Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Canisius. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Canisius 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 Canisius College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 NY, the home state for Canisius College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Sociology Professors	1,290	$90,250
Sociologists	190	$75,800

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 Andre Carrotflower under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.