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Sociology & anthropology at UH–Downtown

UH–Downtown graduates about 15 sociology & anthropology majors a year. That puts it 508th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a light program at 31 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×).

31/100Light#508 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year15under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$140Ka year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%960–1100whole school

Around UH–Downtown

Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, later renamed just Hughes Tool Company, at its manufa
Sharp-Hughes Tool Company, 1915Photo: Sharp-Hughes Tool Company · Public domain · source
University of Houston–Downtown Wellness & Success Center
University of Houston–Downtown Wellness & Success CenterPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Houston–Downtown
University of Houston–DowntownPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
University of Houston, Downtown Campus
University of HoustonPhoto: Patrick Feller from Dallas, Texas, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where sociology & anthropology happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 4.

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Nearby in the sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. Winston-Salem State University 32
  2. Maryville University of Saint Louis 32
  3. Georgia College & State University 32
  4. Southern University and A&M College 31
  5. Purdue University Northwest 31
  6. Stephen F. Austin State University 31
  7. Caldwell University 31
  8. Texas A&M University–Kingsville 31

Other strong majors at UH–Downtown

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UH–Downtown 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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