Sociology at Mississippi Valley State University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Mississippi Valley State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,032. Of the 286 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mississippi Valley State University in 2021, 3 of them were sociology majors.

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 Valley State University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Mississippi Valley State University Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Mississippi Valley State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Mississippi Valley State 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	515
Most Focused Sociology Schools	650
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	780
Most Popular Sociology Schools	917

Sociology Student Demographics at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at Mississippi Valley State University awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Mississippi Valley State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

Mississippi Valley State 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

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 Valley 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.