Sociology at Florida Atlantic University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Florida Atlantic University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

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

FAU Sociology Degrees Available

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

FAU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at FAU 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at FAU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

FAU Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from FAU, 57% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a master's in sociology.

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida Atlantic University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	141

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Sociology Professors	220	$89,790
Sociologists	50	$78,490

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.