Sociology at St Mary’s College of Maryland

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

SMCM is located in St. Mary's City, Maryland and approximately 1,508 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from SMCM.

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

SMCM Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

SMCM Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at SMCM 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
	51
	54
Best Sociology Schools	56
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Sociology Schools	136
Most Focused Sociology Schools	142

Earnings of SMCM Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMCM is $41,641. This is 36% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at SMCM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at St Mary’s College of Maryland.

SMCM Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from SMCM. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at SMCM 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 Mary's College of Maryland with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• 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 MD, the home state for St Mary's College of Maryland.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Sociology Professors	190	$87,410
Sociologists	60	$74,540

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 Steve Pribut under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.