Sociology at Michigan State University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Michigan State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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

Michigan State Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Michigan State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Michigan State 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	100
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Michigan State Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	108

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences

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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Sociology Professors	580	$82,320
Sociologists	110	$88,180

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 Jeffness under License

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