Sociology at University of Arkansas

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 University of Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and has a total student population of 27,562.

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

UARK Sociology Degrees Available

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

UARK Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UARK 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 UARK

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

UARK Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UARK 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 Arkansas with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UARK Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UARK, 67% 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 of Arkansas with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Arkansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	81

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Anthropology
• 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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Sociology Professors	60	$93,550

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.