Sociology at Gustavus Adolphus College

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

Gustavus Adolphus is located in Saint Peter, Minnesota and approximately 2,230 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Gustavus Adolphus.

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

Gustavus Adolphus Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Gustavus Adolphus Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Gustavus Adolphus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Gustavus Adolphus 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	64
Best Sociology Schools	67
	167
Most Focused Sociology Schools	225
Most Popular Sociology Schools	620

Sociology Student Demographics at Gustavus Adolphus

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

Gustavus Adolphus Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Gustavus Adolphus. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Gustavus Adolphus since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 MN, the home state for Gustavus Adolphus College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Sociology Professors	270	$81,490

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
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