Sociology at University of Mississippi

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and has a total student population of 21,014. 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.

Ole Miss Sociology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Ole Miss Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 8 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Ole Miss, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Ole Miss, 75% 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 University of Mississippi with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Economics
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Sociology Professors	90	$69,580

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.