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. In 2021, 37 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Temple.

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
• Master’s Degree in Sociology
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Temple. This makes it the #51 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Temple Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $32,903. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Temple Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Sociology from Temple in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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

Temple also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.