Sociology at Rust College

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

Rust College is located in Holly Springs, Mississippi and has a total student population of 623. In 2021, 11 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Rust College.

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

Rust College Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Rust College Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Rust College 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 Rust College 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	5
Most Focused Sociology Schools	6
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	503
Most Popular Sociology Schools	620

Sociology Student Demographics at Rust College

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

Rust College Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Rust College in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Rust College since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Rust College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rust College 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

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 MS, the home state for Rust College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Sociology Professors	90	$69,580

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fredlyfish4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.