Sociology at Spelman College

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 Spelman College stacks up to those at other schools.

Spelman is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 2,207 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Spelman.

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

Spelman Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Spelman Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Spelman performed in these rankings.

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 Spelman 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 Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	171
Best Sociology Schools	176
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
	203
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	203
	209
Best Value Sociology Schools	211
Most Focused Sociology Schools	256
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	503
Most Popular Sociology Schools	620

Sociology Student Demographics at Spelman

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

Spelman Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Spelman, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Spelman College with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sociology & Anthropology
• 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 GA, the home state for Spelman College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Sociology Professors	150	$88,790

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 Energy.gov under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.