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Sociology at University of South Dakota

Sociology at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

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

USD Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

USD Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at USD 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Sociology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at USD since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 3

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Managers 370 $99,030
Sociology Professors 50 $65,340
Sociologists 30 $43,080

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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