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Madison, WI · Sociology & anthropology

Sociology & anthropology at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 138 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 49th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $38 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#49 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year1382% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$38Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Agricultural Heating station
Agricultural Heating station - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where sociology & anthropology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: School of Social Work Building, William H. Sewell Social Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. University of Pennsylvania 87
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 86
  3. Virginia Tech 86
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 86
  5. College of the Holy Cross 86
  6. Skidmore College 86
  7. Connecticut College 86
  8. Oberlin College 86

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin 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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