Sociology at University of North Dakota

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of North Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 32 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from UND.

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

UND Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UND Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UND 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 UND 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
Best Value Sociology Schools	20
Most Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	200
Most Focused Sociology Schools	572

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sociology from UND. This is the #201 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UND Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UND is $36,235. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 19% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from UND. About 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UND since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UND 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 North Dakota with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
Managers	1,130	$109,820

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.