by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Notre Dame de Namur University. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at NDNU was ranked #644 on College Factual's Best Schools for sociology list. It is also ranked #70 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for NDNU.
Part-time undergraduates at NDNU paid an average of $1,206 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $37,394 | $37,394 |
| Fees | $290 | $290 |
Learn more about NDNU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Sociology students who received their bachelor’s degree at NDNU took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,500.
The median early career salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NDNU is $26,353 per year. That is 11% lower than the national average of $29,664.
Online degrees for the NDNU 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 NDNU Online Learning page.
About 77.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in sociology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 81.8% of the sociology bachelor’s degrees at NDNU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sociology | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 6 |
*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.
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