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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Ohio State.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Ohio State Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Ohio State performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	130
	158
Most Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	159

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Ohio State. This makes it the #51 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $35,052. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 15% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 89 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from Ohio State in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were 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 6% more men than average.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Ohio State Sociology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in sociology from Ohio State. About 43% were men and 57% were 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 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Ohio State, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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.

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

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Criminology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.