Sociology at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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

Cornell Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Cornell Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Cornell 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.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cornell Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 53% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a master's in sociology.

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Cornell University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	91

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 NY, the home state for Cornell 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.