Sociology at Youngstown State University

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

Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and approximately 11,835 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,883 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Youngstown State University in 2021, 11 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.

Youngstown State University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Youngstown State University Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Youngstown State University 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 Youngstown State 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
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	62
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	574
Most Focused Sociology Schools	874

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Youngstown State University Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Youngstown State University is $23,104. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at Youngstown State University

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

Youngstown State University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Youngstown State University. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Youngstown State University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Youngstown State University 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

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 OH, the home state for Youngstown State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Sociology Professors	620	$98,010
Sociologists	90	$67,230

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 Blue80 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.