Sociology at Colby College

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155.

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

Colby Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Colby Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Colby 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Sociology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Colby College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colby College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	19

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Sociology Professors	60	$69,560

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
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