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Chicago, IL · Sociology & anthropology

Sociology & anthropology at UIC

UIC graduates about 113 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 130th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a strong program at 75 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1132% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1110–1340whole school

Around UIC

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Built in 1905, this Arts and Crafts-style building was designed by Pond and Pond
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Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
Fireplace, Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted StreePhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1856, this Italianate-style house was built for Charles Jerald Hull in
Jane Addams-Hull House, University of Illinois Chicago, Halsted Street, Near WesPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where sociology & anthropology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Education, Theater, Music, and Social Work Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dining 11 · Athletics 8 · Arts 4 · Dorm 3 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. Willamette University 76
  2. The College of Wooster 76
  3. University of Oregon 75
  4. University at Albany–SUNY 75
  5. North Carolina State University 75
  6. Clemson University 75
  7. University of Kentucky 75
  8. Creighton University 75

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UIC with every school we score in sociology & anthropology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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