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Sociology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Sociology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 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.

UNL Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UNL Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UNL 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #70 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Sociology Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UNL 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 - Lincoln with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Nebraska - Lincoln. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 40
Rural Sociology 1

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 - Lincoln.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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