Sociology at Eastern Kentucky University

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 Eastern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. Of the 2,456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 25 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.

Eastern Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Eastern Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Eastern 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 Eastern 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 Value Sociology Schools	214
Best Sociology Schools	469

Sociology Student Demographics at Eastern

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

Eastern Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Eastern. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Eastern since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Sociology Professors	140	$70,790

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 Alpha 40475 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.