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Sociology & Anthropology at Governors State University

Sociology & Anthropology at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year.

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

GSU Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology & Anthropology

GSU Sociology & Anthropology Rankings

The sociology & anthropology major at GSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology & Anthropology. 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.

Sociology & Anthropology Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology & anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical sociology & anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% men. So male students are more repesented at GSU since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology & anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology & Anthropology

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology & Anthropology 4

Careers That Sociology & Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology & anthropology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Sociology Professors 610 $78,290
Sociologists 350 $86,280
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 290 $88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists 110 $62,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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