Sociology at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,122. Of the 795 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Valparaiso University in 2021, 6 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.

Valpo Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Valpo Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Valpo 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 Valpo 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 Sociology Schools	326
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	515

Sociology Student Demographics at Valpo

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

Valpo Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Valpo in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Valpo since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Criminology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Sociology Professors	320	$78,640

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.