Sociology at Claflin 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 Claflin University stacks up to those at other schools.

Claflin is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,048. In 2021, 12 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Claflin.

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

Claflin Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Claflin Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Claflin 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 Claflin 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
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	169
Most Focused Sociology Schools	211
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
Best Value Sociology Schools	298
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	487
Most Popular Sociology Schools	603

Earnings of Claflin Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Claflin is $26,088. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Claflin

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

Claflin Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Claflin, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

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 Claflin University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for Claflin University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Sociology Professors	240	$65,010

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.