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Sociology at Colgate University

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

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and approximately 3,054 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Colgate.

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

Colgate Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Colgate Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Colgate 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 Colgate 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 Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
22
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 285
Most Popular Sociology Schools 360

Earnings of Colgate Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Colgate is $44,031. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 44% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Sociology Student Demographics at Colgate

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

Colgate Sociology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Colgate, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Colgate 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 Colgate University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 Colgate University.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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