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Sociology at Tufts University

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.

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 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.

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

79% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 27
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tufts University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 31

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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