Sociology at Otterbein University

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

Otterbein is located in Westerville, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,652. Of the 621 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Otterbein University in 2021, 8 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.

Otterbein Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Otterbein Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Otterbein 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 Otterbein 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	583
Most Popular Sociology Schools	702

Sociology Student Demographics at Otterbein

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

Otterbein Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Otterbein. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Otterbein are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• 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 Otterbein University.

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 Wdzinc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.