Sociology at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MCLA is located in North Adams, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 1,202. In 2021, 15 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from MCLA.

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

MCLA Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

MCLA Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at MCLA 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 MCLA 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	41
Most Focused Sociology Schools	49
	241
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	506
Best Sociology Schools	513

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from MCLA Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at MCLA is $31,798. This is 4% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at MCLA

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

MCLA Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from MCLA. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at MCLA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at MCLA 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 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.