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Sociology at Duke University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Duke University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Duke Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology
  • Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Duke Sociology Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Sociology Master’s Program

63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at Duke awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Duke, 63% 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 Duke University 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 5
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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Sociology Professors 500 $77,720
Sociologists 70 $95,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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