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Ohio State is in the top 10% of the country for sociology. More specifically it was ranked #42 out of 561 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Ohio.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Ohio State University - Main Campus handed out 89 bachelor's degrees in sociology. This is an increase of 2% over the previous year when 87 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in sociology from Ohio State. This makes it the #51 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 11 students received their doctoral degrees in sociology in 2021, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Sociology majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Ohio State go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $35,052 a year. This is higher than $30,566, which is the national median for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Ohio State, sociology students borrow a median amount of $21,739 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all sociology bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $25,268.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the sociology program at Ohio State is $281 per month.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.
Of the 89 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in sociology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 24 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 38 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 8 |
Other Races | 11 |
Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in Sociology from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Ohio State are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 71% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in sociology.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 5 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 331 |
Political Science & Government | 277 |
International Relations & National Security | 176 |
Geography & Cartography | 88 |
Anthropology | 79 |
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