Sociology at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 10,068 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,682 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of San Francisco in 2021, 48 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.

USFCA Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

USFCA Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at USFCA 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 USFCA 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
	35
	37
Best Sociology Schools	68

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from USFCA Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USFCA is $42,058. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 38% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from USFCA. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Demography & Population Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560
Sociology Professors	970	$103,600

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 Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.