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Sociology at Vassar College

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

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and has a total student population of 2,435. In 2021, 16 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from Vassar.

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

Vassar Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Vassar Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Vassar 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 Vassar 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 72
157
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 187
Best Value Sociology Schools 480
Most Popular Sociology Schools 510

Sociology Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Sociology Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at Vassar awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Sociology Professors 1,290 $90,250
Sociologists 190 $75,800

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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