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Sociology at Michigan State University

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Sociology at Michigan State University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Michigan State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695. 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.

Michigan State Sociology Degrees Available

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

Michigan State Sociology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Sociology Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at Michigan State awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Sociology Professors 580 $82,320
Sociologists 110 $88,180

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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