Sociology at University of Kansas

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.

KU Sociology Degrees Available

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

KU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at KU 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	28

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Sociology Professors	250	$72,740

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.