Sociology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 41 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from CU Anschutz.

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

CU Anschutz Sociology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CU Anschutz

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CU Anschutz offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CU Anschutz Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at CU Anschutz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at CU Anschutz 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 Master’s Degree Schools	113
Best Value Sociology Schools	211

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in sociology from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #114 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CU Anschutz Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU Anschutz is $29,663. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from CU Anschutz. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at CU Anschutz since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CU Anschutz Sociology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 sociology majors earned their master's degree from CU Anschutz. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from CU Anschutz, 75% 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 Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus with a master's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Sociology Professors	290	$68,900

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.