Sociology at University of Delaware

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what University of Delaware has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and approximately 23,613 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.

UD Sociology Degrees Available

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

UD Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UD 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 UD

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

UD Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UD Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at University of Delaware. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Delaware. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	59

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Managers	900	$134,410
Sociology Professors	90	$81,740

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.