Sociology at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 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.

UGA Sociology Degrees Available

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

UGA Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UGA 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 UGA

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

UGA Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UGA Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 75% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	89

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Sociology Professors	150	$88,790

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 Pruddle under License

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