Sociology at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Pennsylvania 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.

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

Penn State University Park Sociology Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Penn State University Park 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

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

Penn State University Park Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Penn State University Park Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Penn State University Park, 57% 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 Pennsylvania 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	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Sociology Professors	800	$80,290
Sociologists	60	$121,470

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 George Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.