Sociology at Idaho State University

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

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and has a total student population of 11,766. Of the 1,348 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University in 2021, 30 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.

ISU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

ISU Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at ISU 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 ISU 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
	596

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in sociology from ISU. This is the #188 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Sociology Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at ISU awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at ISU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at ISU 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 Idaho State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ISU Sociology Master’s Program

The sociology program at ISU awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

ISU 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
• Anthropology
• 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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
Managers	1,350	$85,070

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.