Sociology at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UW.

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 Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UW Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UW 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 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 Schools	79
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sociology from UW. This is the #201 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UW Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW is $31,461. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 68% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Managers	770	$100,310

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.