Sociology & Anthropology at Lake Forest College

Every sociology and anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology and anthropology program at Lake Forest College stacks up to those at other schools.

Lake Forest is located in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 1,583 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology from Lake Forest.

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.

Lake Forest Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology & Anthropology

Lake Forest Sociology & Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology and anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest 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	9
	10
	10
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools	13

Sociology & Anthropology Student Demographics at Lake Forest

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

Lake Forest Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology from Lake Forest in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical sociology and anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Lake Forest since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology at Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest College with a bachelor's in sociology and anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest 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 Eudaimonia86 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.