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Sociology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Sociology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and approximately 25,108 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UNL Sociology Degrees Available

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

UNL 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 UNL

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

UNL Sociology Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at UNL awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UNL, 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 Nebraska - Lincoln 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 3
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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Managers 1,700 $101,380
Sociology Professors 100 $72,750

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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