Sociology at Reed College

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Reed College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 1,385 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Reed.

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

Reed Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Reed Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Reed 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 Reed 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 Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Most Focused Sociology Schools	325
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	664
Most Popular Sociology Schools	789

Sociology Student Demographics at Reed

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

Reed Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Reed in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Anthropology

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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Sociology Professors	170	$82,240

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.