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

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern State University in 2021, 13 of them were sociology majors.

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

NSU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

NSU Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at NSU 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 NSU 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 Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144

Earnings of NSU Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NSU is $28,370. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from NSU. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Related Majors

• 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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Sociology Professors	150	$60,730

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.