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Sociology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 10,531 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UW - La Crosse.

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 - La Crosse Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UW - La Crosse Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UW - La Crosse 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 UW - La Crosse 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 Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 58
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 199

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UW - La Crosse Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - La Crosse is $26,134. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Sociology Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

UW - La Crosse Sociology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UW - La Crosse. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - La Crosse since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Sociology Professors 250 $84,930

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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