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Sociology at Mount Holyoke College

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Mount Holyoke College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,040 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Mt. Holyoke.

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

Mt. Holyoke Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Mt. Holyoke Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Mt. Holyoke compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Mt. Holyoke 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
141
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 190
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 214
Best Sociology Schools 218
Most Focused Sociology Schools 241
Most Popular Sociology Schools 510

Sociology Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Mount Holyoke College.

Mt. Holyoke Sociology Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Mt. Holyoke in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Mt. Holyoke 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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Sociology Professors 730 $85,270
Sociologists 120 $111,020

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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