Sociology at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and approximately 43,569 students attend the school each year.

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

Florida State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Florida State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Florida State 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.

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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State 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 Florida State since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	44
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Florida State Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Florida State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Florida State, 62% 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 State University with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Florida State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	169

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• General Social Sciences

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 State 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 Ayzmo under License

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