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Sociology at Howard University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Howard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

Howard Sociology Degrees Available

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

Howard Sociology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Sociology Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 65% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Sociology Professors 140 $146,220

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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