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Sociology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Sociology at Ohio State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Ohio State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369.

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

Ohio State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Ohio 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.

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 Ohio State

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

Ohio State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Ohio State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 41
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Ohio State Sociology Master’s Program

50% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 107

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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Sociology Professors 620 $98,010
Sociologists 90 $67,230

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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