Sociology at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.

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

Illinois State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Illinois State 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Illinois State Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Illinois State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	69

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• 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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Sociology Professors	610	$78,290
Sociologists	350	$86,280

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 Willjay under License

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