Sociology at Providence College

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Providence College stacks up to those at other schools.

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,821. In 2021, 32 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Providence.

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

Providence Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Providence Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Providence 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
	59
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	485
Best Value Sociology Schools	501

Earnings of Providence Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Providence is $39,894. This is 31% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Providence

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

Providence Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from Providence in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Providence since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Providence 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 Providence College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• 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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660
Sociology Professors	60	$116,720

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.