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Overview for Sociology

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.

Careers for Sociology Majors

A major in Sociology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Sociology

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Sociology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney, PA
 38
(25.9%)
Open Admissions$15,219 
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
 51
(18.6%)
Highly Selective$12,925 
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS
 23
(18.1%)
Less Selective$9,717 
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Talladega College
Talladega, AL
 5
(17.2%)
Open Admissions$7,914 
Colorado State University-Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
 108
(14.6%)
Less Selective$14,539 
Lane College
Jackson, TN
 24
(13.7%)
Highly Selective$7,770 
Mount St Mary's College
Los Angeles, CA
 51
(13.7%)
Less Selective$27,100 
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Saint Augustines College
Raleigh, NC
 22
(13.1%)
Highly Selective$14,124 
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, MA
 38
(12.7%)
Less Selective$15,510 
Mary Baldwin College
Staunton, VA
 29
(11.9%)
Less Selective$23,645 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.