Sociology at Frostburg State University

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

Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and has a total student population of 4,857. Of the 1,077 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Frostburg State University in 2021, 26 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.

Frostburg State Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Frostburg State Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Frostburg State 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 Frostburg 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	468
Best Sociology Schools	473
	506

Earnings of Frostburg State Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Frostburg State is $27,507. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Frostburg State

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

Frostburg State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at Frostburg State awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Frostburg State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Frostburg State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 MD, the home state for Frostburg State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Sociology Professors	190	$87,410
Sociologists	60	$74,540

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 Cmcnamee0 under License

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