Sociology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 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.

UMass Boston Sociology Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UMass Boston 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Boston Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UMass Boston, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	68

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Archeology
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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 Daderot under License

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