Sociology at Jacksonville State University

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

Jacksonville State University is located in Jacksonville, Alabama and has a total student population of 9,238. Of the 1,491 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville State University in 2021, 7 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.

Jacksonville State University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Jacksonville State University Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Jacksonville State University performed in these rankings.

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 Jacksonville State University 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
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362
Best Sociology Schools	573
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	613

Sociology Student Demographics at Jacksonville State University

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

Jacksonville State University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Jacksonville State University. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Jacksonville State University since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 AL, the home state for Jacksonville State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Sociology Professors	140	$68,630

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 Thomson200 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.