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Sociology at The University of Montana

Sociology at The University of Montana

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808.

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

UM Sociology Degrees Available

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

UM Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UM 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at UM

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

UM Sociology Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 42
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

UM Sociology Master’s Program

75% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UM, 100% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Montana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 53

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation Jobs in MT Average Salary in MT
Managers 1,100 $76,990
Sociology Professors 60 $51,920

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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