Sociology at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Sociology Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Northwestern 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Northwestern Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	44

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.