Sociology at Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 71 graduates a year

$36,212
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,125
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$52,657
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#231 of 462
Rank by pay
#181 of 462
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,250
Median federal debt

Kennesaw State University graduates in sociology earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 52% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Kennesaw State University Compares for Sociology

All 462 colleges reporting sociology earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$101,536$96,641#1$58,541
2William & Mary Williamsburg, VA$87,655$79,818#3—
3Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN$83,649$91,378#2—
4Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$81,722$75,274#4$64,377
5George Washington University Washington, DC$78,857$69,099#12—
6Barnard College New York, NY$77,821$74,069#7$48,215
7New York University New York, NY$77,650$73,907#9$22,697
8Northwestern University Evanston, IL$75,267$73,949#8$38,402
9Cornell University Ithaca, NY$73,200$69,671#11$36,709
10University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$72,217$73,445#10—
…
228University of Central Florida Orlando, FL$52,197$55,557#135$34,926
229Texas Woman's University Denton, TX$52,196$53,068#208$38,438
230North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$52,142$55,956#129$35,510
231Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA$52,125$53,960#181$36,212
232Morgan State University Baltimore, MD$52,116$45,738#387$31,470
233University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM$52,094$60,317#62$35,796
234Bloomfield College Bloomfield, NJ$52,053$45,686#390$32,268

Other Majors at Kennesaw State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$103,054$77,455#107 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$96,935$74,181#156 of 258
Computer Science$96,481$68,763#193 of 349
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$95,958$60,691#29 of 99
Construction Management$93,910$71,422#27 of 57
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$91,329$71,064#12 of 46
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,729$64,728#6 of 34
Systems Engineering$89,696$62,015#9 of 11
Mechanical Engineering$88,860$67,158#219 of 318
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,935$80,560#426 of 966
Information Science/Studies$84,364$63,986#72 of 148
Computer and Information Sciences$83,249$60,736#244 of 459
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$83,083$64,339#28 of 61
Civil Engineering$83,012$65,259#148 of 233
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,002$54,428#187 of 452
Mathematics$79,833—#86 of 309
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$79,147$72,092#9 of 27
International Business$78,523$45,908#36 of 115
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$78,034$51,772#1 of 144
Accounting and Related Services$77,710$57,814#301 of 796
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$76,243—#22 of 27
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering—$72,645—
Marketing$72,089$47,158#157 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$71,736$51,932#59 of 84
Architecture$70,752$56,477#21 of 78
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,708$52,766#351 of 1176
Computer Programming$67,437$42,668#26 of 30
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$64,501$41,460#74 of 178
Political Science and Government$61,971$36,794#282 of 565
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering—$61,701—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Kennesaw State University sociology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,212 one year after graduating and $52,125 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Kennesaw State University rank for sociology?

Among 462 colleges reporting earnings for sociology graduates, Kennesaw State University ranks #231 by median pay four years after graduation, and #181 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is sociology at Kennesaw State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for sociology ($52,657), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,250.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.