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Sociology at CUNY Queens College

If you are interested in studying Sociology, you may want to check out the program at CUNY Queens College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

CUNY Queens College is located in Queens, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 145 sociology graduations were recorded at CUNY Queens College.

Online & Distance Learning at CUNY Queens College

Distance learning is available at CUNY Queens College. Among 15,965 students, 926 (6%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,592 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Sociology Graduates from CUNY Queens College

Graduates of CUNY Queens College’s Sociology program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,300
2 years	$31,133
3 years	$39,638
4 years	$50,156
5 years	$59,743

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Sociology graduates from CUNY Queens College take home a median $50,156, compared with $60,081 for all CUNY Queens College graduates — about 17% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Sociology graduates from CUNY Queens College is $15,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Sociology graduates at CUNY Queens College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Sociology graduates at CUNY Queens College are 77% women (111) and 23% men (34).

Sociology Bachelor’s Program at CUNY Queens College

Among the 145 bachelor’s sociology graduates at CUNY Queens College, 77% were women (111) and 23% were men (34).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Sociology bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Queens College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	30
Hispanic / Latino	51
Black / African American	22
Asian	30
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	4
International (Nonresident)	6

Minority students account for 75% of Sociology bachelor’s degree recipients at CUNY Queens College, above the national average of 56%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Sociology Concentrations at CUNY Queens College

This Sociology program at CUNY Queens College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Sociology	145

Best-Paid Careers for Sociology Graduates

Graduates of the Sociology program at CUNY Queens College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Sociology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Sociologists	$74,866
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$53,394
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$47,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.