Sociology at St Lawrence University

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

St. Lawrence is located in Canton, New York and approximately 2,319 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from St. Lawrence.

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

St. Lawrence Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

St. Lawrence Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence 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 Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Focused Sociology Schools	194
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	339
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	377
Best Sociology Schools	384
Most Popular Sociology Schools	449
	459
	466
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	597
Best Value Sociology Schools	612

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from St. Lawrence Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at St. Lawrence is $26,512. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at St. Lawrence

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

St. Lawrence Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at St. Lawrence awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Lawrence since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at St. Lawrence 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 St Lawrence University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 NY, the home state for St Lawrence University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Sociology Professors	1,290	$90,250
Sociologists	190	$75,800

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

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