Sociology at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Simmons.

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

Simmons Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Simmons Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Simmons performed in these rankings.

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 Simmons 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
	70
Best Sociology Schools	364
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	780
Most Focused Sociology Schools	923

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Simmons Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Simmons is $39,389. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 29% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Simmons, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Simmons 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 Simmons University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Simmons 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
• Economics
• 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 MA, the home state for Simmons University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.