Sociology at Upper Iowa University

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

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and approximately 3,610 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UIU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

UIU Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UIU offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UIU Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UIU performed in these rankings.

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 UIU 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
	34
Most Popular Online Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	163
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	613

Sociology Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UIU since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

UIU 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
• Criminology

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 IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.