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. Of the 5,480 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2021, 147 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.

Georgia State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Sociology Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
	428

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Georgia State. This makes it the #25 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Georgia State Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $29,533. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 147 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Georgia State. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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	6
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Georgia State Sociology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in sociology from Georgia State. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national 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	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia State also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.