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Sociology at University of Kansas

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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. In 2021, 25 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sociology from KU. This is the #201 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from KU Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $31,135. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 2% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

KU also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 3 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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