Sociology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Louisiana State University Sociology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Louisiana State University offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Louisiana State University Sociology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #70 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. Louisiana State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.