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Sociology at Franklin and Marshall College

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Sociology at Franklin and Marshall College

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Franklin and Marshall College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Franklin and Marshall is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,254 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Franklin and Marshall.

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

Franklin and Marshall Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Franklin and Marshall Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Franklin and Marshall performed in these rankings.

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 Franklin and Marshall 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 44
Best Sociology Schools 80
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 80
206
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 213
Most Popular Sociology Schools 313
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 477
Best Value Sociology Schools 493

Earnings of Franklin and Marshall Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Franklin and Marshall is $33,487. This is 10% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Sociology Student Demographics at Franklin and Marshall

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Franklin and Marshall College.

Franklin and Marshall Sociology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 32 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Franklin and Marshall in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Franklin and Marshall since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 15
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 PA, the home state for Franklin and Marshall College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Sociology Professors 800 $80,290
Sociologists 60 $121,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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