Sociology at McNeese State University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at McNeese State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and has a total student population of 7,284. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from McNeese.

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

McNeese Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

McNeese does offer online education options in sociology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

McNeese Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at McNeese 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 McNeese 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 Popular Online Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Online Sociology Schools	32
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Value Sociology Schools	56
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238

Earnings of McNeese Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at McNeese is $32,122. This is 5% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from McNeese in 2021, 3% were men and 97% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at McNeese 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 McNeese State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

McNeese 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 LA, the home state for McNeese State 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
• Image Credit: By Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.