Sociology at Wayne State University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year.

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

Wayne State Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Wayne State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Wayne State 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Wayne State since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Wayne State Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. Wayne State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Wayne State, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	49

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Sociology Professors	580	$82,320
Sociologists	110	$88,180

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.