Sociology at Southeastern Louisiana University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Southeastern Louisiana University stacks up to those at other schools.

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 students attend the school each year.

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

Southeastern Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Southeastern Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Southeastern 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 Southeastern

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

Southeastern Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Southeastern since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Southeastern 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 Southeastern Louisiana University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Southeastern Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Southeastern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southeastern Louisiana University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	24

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.