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Sociology at Purchase College

Sociology at Purchase College

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

Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and has a total student population of 3,685.

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

Purchase College Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Purchase College Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Purchase College 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Purchase College

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

Purchase College Sociology Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 12% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 7
International Students 0
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 Purchase College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 26

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 Purchase College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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