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. In 2021, 266 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Sociology

UW Seattle Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UW Seattle 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	28
Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	63

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UW Seattle. This makes it the #114 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UW Seattle Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $35,950. This is 18% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The sociology program at UW Seattle awarded 266 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 34% of these degrees went to men with the other 66% going to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Seattle since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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	63
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	97
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UW Seattle Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 4 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Seattle, about 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 50% more men than 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.