Sociology at Dickinson College

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 Dickinson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,932. Of the 627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 2021, 13 of them were sociology majors.

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

Dickinson Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Dickinson Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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	124
Best Sociology Schools	129
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
	232
	238
Most Focused Sociology Schools	287
Most Popular Sociology Schools	578

Earnings of Dickinson Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Dickinson is $31,788. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 4% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Dickinson. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dickinson College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Archeology
• 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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Sociology Professors	800	$80,290
Sociologists	60	$121,470

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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.