Sociology at University of Maryland Eastern Shore

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMES is located in Princess Anne, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,646. Of the 382 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland Eastern Shore in 2021, 23 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.

UMES Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UMES Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UMES 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 UMES 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	45
Most Focused Sociology Schools	55
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	249
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
Most Popular Sociology Schools	412
	561

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UMES Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMES is $25,567. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at UMES

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

UMES Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from UMES. About 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UMES since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Eastern Shore with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Criminology

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 Eastern Shore.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.