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Sociology at Missouri Southern State University

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Sociology at Missouri Southern State University

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 Missouri Southern State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. Of the 933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Southern State University in 2021, 9 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.

Missouri Southern Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Missouri Southern Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Missouri Southern performed in these rankings.

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 Missouri Southern 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
Best Sociology Schools 560
Most Focused Sociology Schools 745

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Missouri Southern Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Missouri Southern is $28,024. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

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Sociology Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Sociology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at Missouri Southern awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Missouri Southern also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Sociology Professors 180 $93,490

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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