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Sociology at Grand Valley State University

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Sociology at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. Of the 5,263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2021, 20 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.

GVSU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

GVSU Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how GVSU 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 GVSU 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 339
Most Popular Sociology Schools 449

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from GVSU Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $28,186. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Sociology Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from GVSU in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Sociology Professors 580 $82,320
Sociologists 110 $88,180

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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