Sociology at Loras College

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

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,404. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Loras.

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

Loras Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Loras Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Loras compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Loras 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
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	228
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	306
Best Sociology Schools	315
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	392
Best Value Sociology Schools	412
	536
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	583
Most Popular Sociology Schools	702

Sociology Student Demographics at Loras

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

Loras Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Loras. About 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Loras since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Loras 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 Loras College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 Bahua at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.