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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 10 Nebraska Colleges with the highest percentage of Sociology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Hastings College
Hastings, NE
 13
(5.8%)
Less Selective$20,782 
Doane College
Crete, NE
 9
(4.8%)
Less Selective$20,150 
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE
 37
(2.1%)
Less Selective$15,458 
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE
 53
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$17,204 
Midland Lutheran College
Fremont, NE
 2
(1.2%)
Less Selective$22,006 
Wayne State College
Wayne, NE
 4
(0.9%)
Open Admissions$8,066 
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
 3
(0.7%)
Less Selective$21,272 
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University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE
 4
(0.4%)
Less Selective$9,296 
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
 2
(0.2%)
Less Selective$28,542 
 Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE
 4
(0.2%)
Open Admissions$6,030 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.