Sociology at Union College New York

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

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 2,047 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Union College.

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

Union College Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Union College Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Union College 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 Union College 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
Best Sociology Schools	109
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	153
	170
	175

Sociology Student Demographics at Union College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Union College New York.

Union College Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at Union College awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Union College 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Economics
• 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 NY, the home state for Union College New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Sociology Professors	1,290	$90,250
Sociologists	190	$75,800

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 Daniel Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.