Sociology at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from PLNU.

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

PLNU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

PLNU Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at PLNU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 PLNU 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
	89
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	301
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	436
Most Popular Sociology Schools	550
Most Focused Sociology Schools	555

Earnings of PLNU Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at PLNU is $35,719. This is 17% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at PLNU

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

PLNU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from PLNU. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at PLNU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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 OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.