Sociology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UMBC.

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

UMBC Sociology Degrees Available

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

UMBC Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UMBC 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
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
	402
Most Focused Sociology Schools	418

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UMBC. This makes it the #51 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMBC Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMBC is $28,806. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMBC. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMBC Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Sociology Professors	190	$87,410
Sociologists	60	$74,540

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.