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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 22 Minnesota Colleges with the highest percentage of Sociology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN
 4
(4.0%)
Less Selective$18,710 
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
 17
(3.7%)
Less Selective$28,152 
University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
 13
(3.7%)
Less Selective$10,006 
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Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
 14
(3.1%)
Highly Selective$36,504 
Concordia College at Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
 16
(2.6%)
Less Selective$24,120 
Southwest Minnesota State University
Marshall, MN
 11
(2.5%)
Less Selective$6,696 
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN
 43
(2.4%)
Moderately Selective$12,260 
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
 121
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$14,756 
Gustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MN
 12
(1.8%)
Less Selective$30,400 
Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
 19
(1.5%)
Less Selective$6,144 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.