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Sociology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UIUC.

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

UIUC Sociology Degrees Available

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

UIUC Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UIUC 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
Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools 39
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 92
Most Popular Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools 99

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in sociology from UIUC. This is the #188 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UIUC Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $32,827. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Sociology Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Sociology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UIUC. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 29
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UIUC Sociology Master’s Program

The sociology program at UIUC awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

UIUC also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Sociology Professors 610 $78,290
Sociologists 350 $86,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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