Sociology at Transylvania University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Transylvania University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Transylvania is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 963. Of the 240 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Transylvania University in 2021, 7 of them were sociology majors.

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

Transylvania Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Transylvania Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Transylvania 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 Transylvania 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Sociology Schools	163
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	613
Most Popular Sociology Schools	736

Sociology Student Demographics at Transylvania

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

Transylvania Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Transylvania. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Transylvania 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 Transylvania University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Sociology & Anthropology
• Economics
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 KY, the home state for Transylvania University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Sociology Professors	140	$70,790

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 TUPictures under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.