Sociology

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Average Wage
$105,132
growing 5.96%
People in Workforce
3.96M
growing 3.42%
Average Employee Age
43.2
growing 0.291%

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The most common degree awarded to students studying Sociology is a N/A.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Sociology and the types of students that study this field. undefined awards the most degrees in Sociology in the US.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Sociology programs are N/A institutions (N/A total). N/A

Institutions

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Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Sociology

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Sociology, is N/A (N/A completions in N/A).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ N/A graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for N/A majors is $105,132 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.

The industry that employs the most N/A majors is Legal services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Not specified food industries, manufacturing.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.
$105,132
Average Wage in Workforce
± $1,435
5.96%
1 Year Growth
± 1.84%

The average salary for N/A majors is $105,132 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.

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Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.
Highest Paying Pumas
  1. Westchester County (Southeast) PUMA, NY
  2. Fairfield, New Canaan, Wilton, Weston & Easton Towns PUMA, CT
  3. Walnut Creek (West), Lafayette, Orinda Cities & Moraga Town PUMA, CA

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.

The most common occupations N/A majors, by number of employees, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Other managers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.

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Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of N/A majors working as Economists, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.

The highest paid occupations by median income for N/A majors are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.
3.96M
2021 Workforce
± 48,210
3.42%
1 Year Growth
± 1.68%

The number of N/A graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.42%, from 3.83M in 2020 to 3.96M in 2021.

The largest single share of N/A graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (8.06%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in N/A by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.

The most common industries that employ N/A majors, by number of employees, are Legal services, Elementary & secondary schools, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.

The highest paying industries of N/A majors, by average wage, are Not specified food industries, manufacturing, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, and Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.
3.96M
2021 Workforce
± 48,210
3.42%
1 Year Growth
± 1.68%

The number of N/A graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.42%, from 3.83M in 2020 to 3.96M in 2021.

The industry which employs the most N/A graduates by share is Legal services, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in N/A.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.
PUMAS with a relatively high number of N/A majors
  1. Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR
  2. Carr 2 (Noroeste) PUMA, PR
  3. Carr 2-Carr 100 PUMA, PR

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in N/A in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in N/A is 43.2.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a N/A.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.
43.2
Average Age in 2021
± 0.163 Years
0.291%
1 Year Change
± 0.541%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in N/A. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 30 years old, which represent 2.9% and 2.87% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Sociology are N/A.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.

The most common degree types held by the working population in N/A are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Sociology for each race & ethnicity. N/A

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Sociology.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Sociology is from the 2 Digit Course N/A.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    47,004 degree recipients
  2. China
    42,409 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    33,317 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Azerbaijan
    4.44 times more than expected
  2. Kyrgyzstan
    4.4 times more than expected
  3. Singapore
    4.11 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Azerbaijan that hold N/A degrees (4.44 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (47,004 degree recipients).

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