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Sociology at Murray State University

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Sociology at Murray State University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Murray State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Murray State.

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

Murray State Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Murray State Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Murray 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 676

Sociology Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at Murray State awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Murray State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Murray 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 Murray 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 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Murray State 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 KY, the home state for Murray 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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