Sociology at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University is located in Marshall, Minnesota and approximately 7,259 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Southwest Minnesota State University.

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at Southwest Minnesota State University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southwest Minnesota State University offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Southwest Minnesota State University Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Southwest Minnesota State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Southwest Minnesota State University 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 Popular Online Sociology Schools	45
Most Focused Sociology Schools	437

Sociology Student Demographics at Southwest Minnesota State University

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

Southwest Minnesota State University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Southwest Minnesota State University in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 MN, the home state for Southwest Minnesota State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Sociology Professors	270	$81,490

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.