Sociology at Whitworth University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Whitworth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and has a total student population of 2,756. Of the 532 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Whitworth University in 2021, 17 of them were sociology majors.

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

Whitworth Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Whitworth Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Whitworth compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Whitworth 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	192
Best Sociology Schools	197
	302
Best Value Sociology Schools	493

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Whitworth Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Whitworth is $30,586. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 0% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Whitworth. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Whitworth since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 WA, the home state for Whitworth University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Sociology Professors	340	$72,020
Sociologists	80	$74,130

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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.