Sociology at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and approximately 8,022 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from University of Southern Maine.

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 Southern Maine Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

University of Southern Maine Sociology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at University of Southern Maine 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
	224
Best Sociology Schools	557
Most Focused Sociology Schools	586

Sociology Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from University of Southern Maine. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Southern Maine since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at University of Southern Maine 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 Southern Maine with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Sociology Professors	60	$69,560

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.