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Sociology at Santa Clara University

Sociology at Santa Clara University

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

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616.

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

SCU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

SCU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at SCU 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at SCU

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

SCU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Santa Clara University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Clara University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 20

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 CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Sociologists 1,070 $98,560
Sociology Professors 970 $103,600

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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