Sociology at Loyola Marymount University

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

Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 9,686. In 2021, 87 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount.

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

Loyola Marymount Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Loyola Marymount Sociology Rankings

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

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 major at Loyola Marymount 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
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	157
Best Sociology Schools	161
	361
Best Value Sociology Schools	518

Earnings of Loyola Marymount Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Loyola Marymount is $29,116. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at Loyola Marymount

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

Loyola Marymount Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 87 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from Loyola Marymount in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Loyola Marymount since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	35
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• 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 CA, the home state for Loyola Marymount University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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 Mishigaki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.