Sociology at University of Maryland - College Park

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 Maryland - College Park stacks up to those at other schools.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP Sociology Degrees Available

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

UMCP Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UMCP 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMCP Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	109

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography

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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.