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Sociology at Temple University

Sociology at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 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.

Temple Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Temple Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Temple 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Sociology Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Temple 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Temple University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Temple University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 49

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Sociology Professors 800 $80,290
Sociologists 60 $121,470

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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