Sociology at Morehead 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 Morehead State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Morehead State University is located in Morehead, Kentucky and approximately 9,304 students attend the school each year.

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

Morehead State University Sociology Degrees Available

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

Morehead State University Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Morehead 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Morehead State University

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

Morehead State University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Morehead State University since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Morehead State University 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 Morehead State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Morehead State University Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Morehead State University, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Morehead 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	6
International Students	0
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 Morehead State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	38

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• 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 KY, the home state for Morehead State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Sociology Professors	140	$70,790

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 Elspamo4 under License

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