Sociology at Union University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Union University stacks up to those at other schools.

Union is located in Jackson, Tennessee and approximately 3,071 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Union.

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 Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Union Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Union performed in these rankings.

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 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 Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	824
Most Popular Sociology Schools	968

Sociology Student Demographics at Union

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

Union Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Union 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 University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Criminology
• 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 TN, the home state for Union University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Sociology Professors	450	$43,390

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.