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. In 2021, 53 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Duke.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Duke Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Duke performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	74
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Duke. This makes it the #37 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Duke Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duke is $60,357. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 97% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Duke. About 51% of these graduates were women and the other 49% were men. 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 24% more men than average.

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	6
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duke Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 8 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Duke, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duke also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.