Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 15,314. Of the 1,804 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh in 2021, 11 of them were sociology majors.

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 Oshkosh Sociology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Sociology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UW Oshkosh Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UW Oshkosh 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 Oshkosh 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
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	503
Most Focused Sociology Schools	520

Sociology Student Demographics at UW Oshkosh

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

UW Oshkosh Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from UW Oshkosh in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UW Oshkosh since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UW Oshkosh 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 - Oshkosh with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Anthropology
• Economics

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 - Oshkosh.

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
• Image Credit: By Royalbroil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.