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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
CUNY Queens College
Flushing, NY
 232
(9.5%)
Highly Selective$9,087 
SUNY at Albany
Albany, NY
 253
(9.3%)
Moderately Selective$12,338 
Saint Bonaventure University
Saint Bonaventure, NY
 41
(8.9%)
Less Selective$24,785 
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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
 55
(8.1%)
Most Selective$39,545 
CUNY Lehman College
Bronx, NY
 111
(8.0%)
Highly Selective$8,980 
Wagner College
Staten Island, NY
 30
(7.8%)
Moderately Selective$29,400 
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY
 39
(7.4%)
Moderately Selective$25,000 
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Wells College
Aurora, NY
 6
(7.3%)
Moderately Selective$19,080 
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
 165
(6.6%)
Highly Selective$9,039 
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica-Rome
Utica, NY
 26
(6.3%)
Highly Selective$11,693 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.