Sociology at Sonoma State University

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

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018. Of the 2,038 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sonoma State University in 2021, 148 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.

SSU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

SSU Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at SSU 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 SSU 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
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	115

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from SSU Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SSU is $36,544. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 20% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 148 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from SSU in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Sonoma State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	75
White	43
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

SSU also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography

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 Sonoma State 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stepheng3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.