Sociology at Binghamton University

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 Binghamton University stacks up to those at other schools.

Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and approximately 18,148 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.

Binghamton University Sociology Degrees Available

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

Binghamton University Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Binghamton University 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Binghamton University

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

Binghamton University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Binghamton University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Binghamton University Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Binghamton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	70

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 NY, the home state for Binghamton 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 Claire H under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.