Sociology at William Penn 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 William Penn University stacks up to those at other schools.

William Penn University is located in Oskaloosa, Iowa and approximately 1,350 students attend the school each year. Of the 214 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Penn University in 2021, 9 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.

William Penn University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

William Penn University Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at William Penn University 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	96
Most Focused Sociology Schools	112
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	553
Most Popular Sociology Schools	666

Sociology Student Demographics at William Penn University

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

William Penn University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from William Penn University. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at William Penn University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at William Penn University 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 William Penn University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Criminology

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 IA, the home state for William Penn University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.