Sociology at University at Albany

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688.

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

UAlbany Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UAlbany Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UAlbany 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Sociology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	47
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University at Albany. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	219

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 University at Albany.

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
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