Sociology at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205.

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

UofM Sociology Degrees Available

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

UofM Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UofM 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofM 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. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UofM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Memphis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	41

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Sociology Professors	450	$43,390

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.