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.
| A major in Sociology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 10
Mississippi
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Sociology among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | Tougaloo College Tougaloo, MS | 23 (18.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Alcorn State University Alcorn State, MS | 12 (2.7%) |  |  | |
|  | Rust College Holly Springs, MS | 3 (2.5%) |  |  | |
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|  | Millsaps College Jackson, MS | 5 (2.0%) |  |  | |
|  | Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS | 7 (1.9%) |  |  | |
|  | Jackson State University Jackson, MS | 15 (1.6%) |  |  | |
|  | Mississippi College Clinton, MS | 5 (0.9%) |  |  | |
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|  | Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS | 21 (0.8%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Mississippi Main Campus University, MS | 15 (0.6%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | 6 (0.3%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.