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 13
Oregon
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Sociology among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | 41 (8.8%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Oregon Eugene, OR | 187 (5.1%) |  | - | |
|  | Willamette University Salem, OR | 23 (5.0%) |  |  | |
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|  | Pacific University Forest Grove, OR | 11 (4.7%) |  |  | |
|  | University of Portland Portland, OR | 22 (3.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR | 18 (2.7%) |  |  | |
|  | George Fox University Newberg, OR | 11 (2.1%) |  |  | |
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|  | Linfield College McMinnville, OR | 7 (2.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Portland State University Portland, OR | 68 (2.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Reed College Portland, OR | 5 (1.7%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.