Sociology at Mississippi State University

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Mississippi State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and has a total student population of 22,986.

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

Mississippi State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Mississippi 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 Mississippi State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Mississippi State Sociology Master’s Program

57% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	32

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Sociology Professors	90	$69,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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