Sociology at Pacific Lutheran University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Pacific Lutheran University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907. Of the 604 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 2021, 15 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.

PLU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

PLU Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at PLU 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
	249
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	422
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	485
Best Value Sociology Schools	501

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from PLU Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLU is $31,575. This is 3% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from PLU. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at PLU 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Criminology
• Political Science & Government
• Anthropology
• Economics

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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Sociology Professors	340	$72,020
Sociologists	80	$74,130

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.