Sociology at Francis Marion University

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

Francis Marion University is located in Florence, South Carolina and has a total student population of 4,148. Of the 600 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Francis Marion University in 2021, 13 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.

Francis Marion University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Francis Marion University Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Francis Marion University 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 Francis Marion University 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
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435
Best Value Sociology Schools	453
	587
Best Sociology Schools	587
	598

Sociology Student Demographics at Francis Marion University

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

Francis Marion University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at Francis Marion University awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Francis Marion University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 SC, the home state for Francis Marion University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Sociology Professors	240	$65,010

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 Lfalck under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.