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Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University

Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Southern Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331.

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

SCSU Sociology Degrees Available

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

SCSU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at SCSU 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 SCSU

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

SCSU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at SCSU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 31
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

SCSU Sociology Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from SCSU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 79

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Sociology Professors 200 $82,570

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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