Sociology at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. In 2021, 35 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgetown.

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

Georgetown Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Georgetown Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Georgetown 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	28

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Georgetown Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgetown is $39,076. This is 28% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Georgetown since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Sociology Professors	140	$146,220

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.