Sociology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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

UMN Twin Cities Sociology Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UMN Twin Cities 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UMN Twin Cities since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UMN Twin Cities are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	52
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UMN Twin Cities 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	110

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Sociology Professors	270	$81,490

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.