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Sociology at Rice University

Sociology at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643.

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

Rice Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Rice Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Rice 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Sociology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Rice University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rice University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 42

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Sociology Professors 1,010 $82,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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