Sociology at Chapman University

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

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761. In 2021, 33 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Chapman.

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

Chapman Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Chapman Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Chapman performed in these rankings.

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 Chapman 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
	511
Most Focused Sociology Schools	516

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Chapman Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chapman is $24,974. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 33 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Chapman, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Chapman 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 Chapman University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Anthropology
• 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 CA, the home state for Chapman University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.