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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 23 New Jersey Colleges with the highest percentage of Sociology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Bloomfield College
Bloomfield, NJ
 28
(10.1%)
Most Selective$20,080 
William Paterson University of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ
 156
(9.8%)
Moderately Selective$17,050 
Centenary College
Hackettstown, NJ
 29
(7.8%)
Moderately Selective$24,930 
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New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ
 58
(5.7%)
Highly Selective$15,792 
Drew University
Madison, NJ
 17
(5.1%)
Moderately Selective$36,720 
College of Saint Elizabeth
Morristown, NJ
 9
(3.6%)
Less Selective$24,166 
Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
 93
(3.5%)
Moderately Selective$14,616 
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Fairleigh Dickinson University-College at Florham
Madison, NJ
 17
(3.4%)
Moderately Selective$30,633 
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, NJ
 31
(3.4%)
Moderately Selective$21,306 
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ
 164
(3.0%)
Moderately Selective$21,488 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.