Sociology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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 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.

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

74% Women

22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. 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 1% more men than average.

About 78% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	43

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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