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Sociology at Mississippi College

If you are interested in studying Sociology, consider the program at Mississippi College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mississippi College sits in Clinton, MS.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 1 sociology degrees were granted at Mississippi College.

Online Class Availability at Mississippi College

Distance learning is available at Mississippi College. Among 4,164 students, 456 (11%) studied exclusively online and 1,507 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Sociology Graduates from Mississippi College

Graduates of Mississippi College’s Sociology program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$25,194
4 years	$40,312
5 years	$39,699

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Sociology graduates from Mississippi College report median earnings of $40,312, compared with $52,825 for all Mississippi College graduates — about 24% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Sociology graduates at Mississippi College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Sociology graduates at Mississippi College are 100% women (1) and 0% men (0).

Sociology Bachelor’s Program at Mississippi College

Among the 1 bachelor’s sociology graduates at Mississippi College, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Sociology bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 100% of Sociology bachelor’s degree recipients at Mississippi College, higher than the national average of 56%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Sociology Concentrations at Mississippi College

The Sociology program at Mississippi College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Sociology	1

Highest-Paying Careers for Sociology Graduates

Students who finish Sociology program at Mississippi College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Sociology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Sociologists	$74,866
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$53,394
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$47,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.