Sociology at McMurry University

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 McMurry University stacks up to those at other schools.

McMurray University is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 1,094. In 2021, 13 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from McMurray University.

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

McMurray University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

McMurray University Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how McMurray University 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 McMurray University 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	34
Most Focused Sociology Schools	40
	253
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	305
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	318
Best Value Sociology Schools	318
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	465

Earnings of McMurray University Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at McMurray University is $31,428. This is 3% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at McMurray University

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

McMurray University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from McMurray University in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at McMurray University since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

McMurray University 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
• Criminology

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 TX, the home state for McMurry University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.