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Sociology at Buffalo State

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Buffalo State. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and has a total student population of 8,339. In 2021, 42 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Buffalo State.

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

Buffalo State Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Buffalo State Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Buffalo State performed in these rankings.

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 Buffalo State 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
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 168
Best Sociology Schools 542

Earnings of Buffalo State Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Buffalo State is $29,388. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Sociology Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Buffalo State in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Buffalo State since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Buffalo State with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 Buffalo State.

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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