Sociology at Gonzaga 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 Gonzaga University stacks up to those at other schools.

Gonzaga is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 7,295 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,435 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University in 2021, 36 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.

Gonzaga Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Gonzaga Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Gonzaga performed in these rankings.

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 Gonzaga 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
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Sociology Schools	214
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	493

Earnings of Gonzaga Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Gonzaga is $26,256. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Gonzaga

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

Gonzaga Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Gonzaga. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Gonzaga 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 Gonzaga University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Criminology
• 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 WA, the home state for Gonzaga University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Sociology Professors	340	$72,020
Sociologists	80	$74,130

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 Gregg M. Erickson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.