Sociology Schools

There are 1,139 accredited sociology schools in the country. As a professor or instructor of sociology classes at one of these schools, you play a crucial role in shaping the future of this growing field. The trends in the sociology academic community can be evaluated by looking at the statistics and graphs below, which includes sociology training at the following levels:

Sociology Certificate
Associates degree in Sociology
Bachelors degree in Sociology
Masters degree in Sociology
PhD degree in Sociology

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Sociology professionals

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
19,550	19,810	20,830	20,810	21,140

Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 21,140 sociology professionals working in the US. The number of sociology professionals has grown by 8% between 2006 and 2010.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%.

National Salary percentiles for Sociology professionals

10th percentile	$39,700
25th percentile	$51,790
50th percentile	$68,585
75th percentile	$92,205
90th percentile	$124,905

The median yearly salary earned by sociology professionals, in 2010, was $68,585. The median yearly salary for sociology professionals in the US was 11% more than that for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Sociology

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$58,455	$59,650	$64,925	$67,025	$68,585

Light Blue: Salaries

Sociology professionals' salaries have grown by 17% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Sociology Student enrollment growth by degree

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
475	510	546	599	658
28,456	28,942	28,832	28,743	28,882
562	569	585	628	603
1,547	1,545	1,560	1,580	1,427
99	103	70	74	56

Yellow: Associate's Degree in Sociology
Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Sociology
Red: Doctorates Degree in Sociology
Light blue: Master's Degree in Sociology
Grey: Certificate in Sociology

We are seeing a rapid change in the career outlook for sociology professionals. However, the story on the educational front is quite different. In 2006, 31,139 students graduated from sociology degree programs in the US. In 2010, 31,626 students graduated from sociology schools.

This represents a 2% change in the number of graduates. This growth in the number of students graduating from sociology courses is less than the change nationally for students graduating from institutions for higher education in general, which has been a 12% growth from 2006 to 2010.

Sociology Programs offered Nationwide

associate	87
bachelor	982
master	218
doctor	109
Certificate	11
Total	1,407

It is interesting to note that while student graduation is up, the number of schools offering sociology programs has also increased. There were 1114 sociology schools across the country in 2006. And there were 1139 schools in 2010.

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