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Sociology at University at Buffalo

Sociology at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 32,347 students attend the school each year.

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

University at Buffalo Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
  • Master’s Degree in Sociology

University at Buffalo Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at University at Buffalo 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at University at Buffalo

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

University at Buffalo Sociology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at University at Buffalo since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 33
International Students 73
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

University at Buffalo Sociology Master’s Program

43% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. University at Buffalo does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from University at Buffalo, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Buffalo with a master's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Buffalo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 176

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 University at Buffalo.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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