Sociology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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

UW Seattle Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

UW Seattle Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UW Seattle 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	52
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	75
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UW Seattle Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in sociology.

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	274

Related Majors

• Archeology
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Sociology Professors	340	$72,020
Sociologists	80	$74,130

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.