Sociology at Gordon 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 Gordon College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gordon College is located in Wenham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,816. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Gordon College.

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

Gordon College Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Gordon College Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Gordon College 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 Gordon College 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	528

Sociology Student Demographics at Gordon College

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

Gordon College Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Gordon College in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Gordon College 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 Gordon College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 MA, the home state for Gordon College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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 daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.