Sociology at Shawnee State University

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

Shawnee State University is located in Portsmouth, Ohio and has a total student population of 3,485. Of the 476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shawnee State University in 2021, 16 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.

Shawnee State University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Shawnee State University Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Shawnee State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Shawnee State University 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 Popular Sociology Schools	510

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Shawnee State University Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Shawnee State University is $19,939. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Shawnee State University

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

Shawnee State University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Shawnee State University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Shawnee State University 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 Shawnee State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Shawnee State University 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
• General Social Sciences

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 OH, the home state for Shawnee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Sociology Professors	620	$98,010
Sociologists	90	$67,230

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 Spongefan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.