Sociology at Hope College

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

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and approximately 3,061 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 25 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Hope.

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

Hope Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Hope Sociology Rankings

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

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 Hope 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	129
Best Sociology Schools	227
Best Value Sociology Schools	380
Most Popular Sociology Schools	391
	543

Earnings of Hope Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Hope is $26,448. 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 Hope

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

Hope Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Hope. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Hope 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 Hope College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hope 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

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 Hope College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.