Sociology at University of Nebraska at Kearney

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if University of Nebraska at Kearney is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UNK.

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

UNK Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UNK Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UNK 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 UNK 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 Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	528
Most Popular Sociology Schools	641
Most Focused Sociology Schools	710

Sociology Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Sociology Bachelor’s Program

The sociology program at UNK awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Sociology Professors	100	$72,750

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.