Sociology at College of the Holy Cross

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if College of the Holy Cross is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,970 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Holy Cross.

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

Holy Cross Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Holy Cross Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross 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 Schools	53
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
	99
	103
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	213
Best Value Sociology Schools	433

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Holy Cross Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Holy Cross is $34,474. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Holy Cross 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.