Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice stacks up to those at other schools.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 38 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from John Jay.

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

John Jay Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

John Jay Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at John Jay compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at John Jay 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
	102
	106
Best Sociology Schools	386
Most Focused Sociology Schools	617

Earnings of John Jay Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at John Jay is $34,367. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at John Jay

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

John Jay Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at John Jay awarded 38 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.