Sociology & Anthropology at Knox College

If you are interested in studying sociology and anthropology, you may want to check out the program at Knox College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Knox is located in Galesburg, Illinois and approximately 1,154 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology from Knox.

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

Knox Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology & Anthropology

Knox Sociology & Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology and anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Knox performed in these rankings.

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 and anthropology major at Knox is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology & Anthropology. 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 & Anthropology Schools	1
Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Schools	14
Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools	18
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18

Sociology & Anthropology Student Demographics at Knox

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

Knox Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology from Knox in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology and anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Sociology & Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology and anthropology 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 Knox College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Sociology Professors	610	$78,290
Sociologists	350	$86,280
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	290	$88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$62,650

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 Jjacobsmeyer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.