Sociology at Hastings College

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Hastings College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Hastings is located in Hastings, Nebraska and approximately 982 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Hastings.

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

Hastings Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Hastings Sociology Rankings

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

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 Hastings 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 Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	229
Most Focused Sociology Schools	297
Best Sociology Schools	313
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	369
Best Value Sociology Schools	386
	445
	451
Most Popular Sociology Schools	789

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Hastings Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hastings is $28,360. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at Hastings

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

Hastings Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Hastings in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Hastings since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Hastings 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 Hastings College with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

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 NE, the home state for Hastings College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Sociology Professors	100	$72,750

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.