Sociology at Western Illinois 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 Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 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.

WIU Sociology Degrees Available

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

WIU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at WIU 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WIU Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	16

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Sociology Professors	610	$78,290
Sociologists	350	$86,280

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.