Sociology at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from FIU.

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

FIU Sociology Degrees Available

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

FIU Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at FIU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 FIU 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
	121
Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	196
	367
Best Sociology Schools	393

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in sociology from FIU. This makes it the #163 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #116 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from FIU Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $30,387. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 International University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

FIU Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in sociology from FIU in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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

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

FIU 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
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 International 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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.