Sociology at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 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.

Duke Sociology Degrees Available

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

Duke Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Duke 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Duke 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Duke Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Duke University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Duke University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	65

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Sociology Professors	500	$77,720
Sociologists	70	$95,260

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.