Sociology at Western Colorado University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Western Colorado University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,203. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Western.

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 Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Western Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Western 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 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 Schools	73
	322
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	397
Best Sociology Schools	404

Earnings of Western Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western is $30,165. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Western 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 Western since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Sociology Professors	290	$68,900

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.