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Sociology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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Sociology at Brigham Young University - Provo

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in sociology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

BYU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology

BYU Sociology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #116 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Sociology Master’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at BYU awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from BYU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation Jobs in UT Average Salary in UT
Managers 3,310 $102,290
Sociology Professors 270 $92,950
Sociologists 60 $72,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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