Sociology at Tufts University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Tufts University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Tufts.

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

Tufts Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Tufts Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Tufts 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 Tufts 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
	119
Most Focused Sociology Schools	669

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Tufts Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Tufts is $33,199. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Tufts. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Urban Studies
• 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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.