Sociology at Simpson College

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

Simpson College is located in Indianola, Iowa and approximately 1,267 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Simpson 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.

Simpson College Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Simpson College Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Simpson College 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 Simpson 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 Schools	518
Most Popular Sociology Schools	856

Sociology Student Demographics at Simpson College

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

Simpson College Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Simpson College since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Simpson College with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

Simpson College 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 IA, the home state for Simpson College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 GrandpaDave under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.