Sociology at University of Alabama in Huntsville

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

UAH is located in Huntsville, Alabama and approximately 9,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from UAH.

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

UAH Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UAH Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UAH 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 UAH 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	422

Sociology Student Demographics at UAH

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

UAH Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UAH. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UAH 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 University of Alabama in Huntsville with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• 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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Sociology Professors	140	$68,630

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 Spyder_Monkey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.