Sociology at Louisiana Tech University

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year.

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

Louisiana Tech Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Louisiana Tech Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Louisiana Tech 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 Louisiana Tech

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

Louisiana Tech Sociology Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana Tech since its program graduates 35% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	30

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080

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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