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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UPenn Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology
  • Doctorate 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

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at UPenn awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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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 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 2
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 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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