Sociology at North Central College

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 North Central College stacks up to those at other schools.

North Central is located in Naperville, Illinois and approximately 2,832 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from North Central.

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

North Central Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

North Central Sociology Rankings

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

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 North Central 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Best Sociology Schools	223
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
	309
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435
Best Value Sociology Schools	453

Earnings of North Central Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at North Central is $30,245. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at North Central

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

North Central Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from North Central. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at North Central since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 IL, the home state for North Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Sociology Professors	610	$78,290
Sociologists	350	$86,280

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 Quadrahex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.