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 Pitzer College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in sociology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Learn to analyze social factors and become an advocate for individual and community health with this online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Pitzer is in the top 10% of the country for sociology. More specifically it was ranked #54 out of 726 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #9 in California.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Pitzer was $6,967 per credit hour 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 | $55,734 | $55,734 |
| Fees | $144 | $144 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,530 | $18,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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sociology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Pitzer make an average of $37,568 a year during the early days of their career. That is 27% higher than the national average of $29,664.
Online degrees for the Pitzer 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 Pitzer Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.2% of the sociology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 74.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in sociology at Pitzer in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sociology | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 6 |
| Economics | 29 |
| Political Science & Government | 18 |
*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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