Sociology at Rowan University

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

Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and has a total student population of 19,678. Of the 4,303 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rowan University in 2021, 28 of them were sociology majors.

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

Rowan Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Rowan Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Rowan 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 Rowan 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
	279
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	679

Earnings of Rowan Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rowan is $30,992. This is 1% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Rowan

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

Rowan Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Rowan, about 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Rowan since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Rowan 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 Rowan University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 NJ, the home state for Rowan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Sociology Professors	480	$94,620
Sociologists	40	$106,470

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 Wasted Time R under License

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