Sociology at Holy Names University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Holy Names University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 1,014. In 2021, 7 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from HNU.

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

HNU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

HNU Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how HNU 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 HNU 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	172

Sociology Student Demographics at HNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Holy Names University.

HNU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from HNU in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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 HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.