Sociology at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU Sociology Degrees Available

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

NYU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at NYU 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.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	9
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NYU Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	78

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• General Social Sciences
• Other Social Sciences

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Sociology Professors	1,290	$90,250
Sociologists	190	$75,800

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.