Sociology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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 Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. Of the 2,821 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 14 of them were sociology majors.

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

UL Lafayette Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UL Lafayette Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	548
Best Value Sociology Schools	565

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UL Lafayette Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UL Lafayette is $20,532. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from UL Lafayette in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.