Sociology at Gettysburg College

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 Gettysburg College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gettysburg is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,507 students attend the school each year. Of the 717 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College in 2021, 27 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.

Gettysburg Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Gettysburg Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg 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	31
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Focused Sociology Schools	99
	107
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396

Earnings of Gettysburg Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gettysburg is $36,403. This is 19% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Gettysburg

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

Gettysburg Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Gettysburg. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Gettysburg since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Gettysburg are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 PA, the home state for Gettysburg 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jason Kowell under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.