Sociology at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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

Stanford Sociology Degrees Available

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

Stanford Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Stanford 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

Stanford Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	48

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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 Pere Joan under License

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