Sociology at Eastern Illinois University
EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and approximately 8,626 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,076 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University in 2021, 26 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.
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EIU Sociology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
EIU Sociology Rankings
The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at EIU 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 EIU 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 |
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Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 341 |
How Much Do Sociology Graduates from EIU Make?
The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at EIU is $31,136. This is 2% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.
Sociology Student Demographics at EIU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Eastern Illinois University.
EIU Sociology Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a bachelor's in sociology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 7 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
EIU also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 IL, the home state for Eastern Illinois University.
Occupation | Jobs in IL | Average Salary in IL |
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Sociology Professors | 610 | $78,290 |
Sociologists | 350 | $86,280 |
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 Nyttend under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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