Sociology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if The Graduate Center, CUNY is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,300. In 2021, 18 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from The Graduate Center.

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

The Graduate Center Sociology Degrees Available

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

The Graduate Center Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at The Graduate Center 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 The Graduate Center 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 Popular Sociology Schools	191
Most Focused Sociology Schools	320

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in sociology from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #5 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from The Graduate Center. About 72% of these graduates were women and the other 28% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at The Graduate Center since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The Graduate Center Sociology Master’s Program

The sociology program at The Graduate Center awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Urban Studies

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.