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Sociology at University of Pennsylvania

Sociology at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

UPenn Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
  • Master’s Degree in Sociology

UPenn Sociology Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Sociology Master’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 50% 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 41% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 14

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Sociology Professors 800 $80,290
Sociologists 60 $121,470

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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