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Sociology at Syracuse University

Sociology at Syracuse University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Syracuse University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 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.

Syracuse Sociology Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Syracuse 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Sociology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Syracuse since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Syracuse are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 28
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Syracuse Sociology Master’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Syracuse, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 Syracuse 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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