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Sociology at Wilkes University

Sociology at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wilkes is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,781 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.

Wilkes Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Wilkes Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Wilkes 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 Wilkes

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

Wilkes Sociology Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Wilkes since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Wilkes 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 Wilkes University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Wilkes University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wilkes University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 10

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 PA, the home state for Wilkes University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Sociology Professors 800 $80,290
Sociologists 60 $121,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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