Sociology at Luther 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 Luther College stacks up to those at other schools.

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. Of the 460 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Luther College in 2021, 6 of them were sociology majors.

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

Luther Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Luther Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Luther 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 major at Luther 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 Schools	456
	498
Best Value Sociology Schools	501
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	664

Sociology Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Luther, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• 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 IA, the home state for Luther 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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.