Sociology at University of Central Oklahoma

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Oklahoma. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCO.

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

UCO Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UCO Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UCO 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 UCO 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 Focused Sociology Schools	342
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UCO Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $32,235. This is 5% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCO. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCO 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
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Urban Studies
• 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Sociology Professors	150	$60,730

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.