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

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Western Oregon State College.

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

Western Oregon State College Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Western Oregon State College Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Western Oregon State College 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
Most Focused Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools	10
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	553
Best Sociology Schools	561

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sociology from Western Oregon State College. This is the #201 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Sociology Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

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

Western Oregon State College Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western Oregon State College. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences

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 OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Sociology Professors	170	$82,240

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 Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.