Sociology at Georgia State University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Georgia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 36,360 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.

Georgia State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Georgia 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Georgia State Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Georgia State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Georgia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	163

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Sociology Professors	150	$88,790

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.