Sociology at Lehigh University

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 7,067.

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

Lehigh Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Lehigh Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Lehigh 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 Lehigh

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

Lehigh Sociology Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Lehigh since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lehigh University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	17

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Sociology Professors	800	$80,290
Sociologists	60	$121,470

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
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