Sociology at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,999. Of the 827 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland in 2021, 17 of them were sociology majors.

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

University of Portland Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

University of Portland Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at University of Portland compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at University of Portland 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 Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	287
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379
	412
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	493
Best Value Sociology Schools	509

Earnings of University of Portland Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Portland is $29,843. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from University of Portland. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• 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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Sociology Professors	170	$82,240

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.