Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 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 - Madison Sociology Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UW - Madison 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 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Sociology Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% 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 - Madison since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UW - Madison 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 - Madison with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	66
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UW - Madison Sociology Master’s Program

86% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UW - Madison, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	129
Rural Sociology	23

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 - Madison.

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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