Sociology at Texas State University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 86 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas 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.

Texas State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Texas State Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Texas State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Texas 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 Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	36
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Texas State. This makes it the #8 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $29,899. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Texas State. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Texas State Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 17 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas State, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.