The main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Mercy College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Mercy was ranked #655 on College Factual's Best Schools for sociology list. It is also ranked #61 in New York.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mercy was $823 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $19,578 | $19,578 |
Fees | $800 | $800 |
Books and Supplies | $1,652 | $1,652 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,650 | $14,650 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,292 | $3,292 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Sociology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mercy took out an average of $27,750 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $23,500.
sociology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mercy make an average of $26,739 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $29,664.
Online degrees for the Mercy sociology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercy Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.1% of the sociology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 85.7% of the sociology bachelor’s degrees at Mercy in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sociology | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 190 |
International Relations & National Security | 10 |
*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.