Immaculata students who have majored in sociology have real jobs! Some typical career opportunities for our graduates are:

• Parole officer (federal, state, county)
• Probation officer (federal, state, county)
• Social work: court or school social worker
• Social service agency worker
• Criminal justice administration
• Federal justice system (FBI, AFT, U.S. Marshall, Border Patrol, DEA)
• State justice system (attorney general, warden, state police officer)
• County justice system (police officer, sheriff, coroner, clinical social worker)
• Law
• Public policy
• Government administration (federal, state, county)
• Sociology teacher
• Government workers within the Census Bureau or agencies that develop services for the aged
• Positions in advertising
• Human resource managers
• Positions in the insurance industry
• Workers in non-profit agencies that develop or promote health and community programs
• Business people
• International relations workers
• Correctional facility program developers

Salary Ranges

Salary ranges vary considerably, because a major in sociology, criminology, or social work can be applied to careers in social services, criminal justice, business, education, etc., and because public and private sector jobs pay differently. 

• Starting salaries for people with a B.A. in the social work field are approximately $30,000 and are higher in school or court settings.
• School social workers with master's degrees generally have starting salaries of approximately $45,000. Advanced salaries can range in school social work and court social work from $50-60,000.
• Starting salaries for parole, probation, county and federal jobs in the criminal justice field for people with a B.A. are approximately $35,000 to $45,000.
• With a master's in social work, entry-level salaries in the public sector are approximately $40,000 to $55,000, and higher in the private sector.
• A person with a master's degree in sociology/criminology working within a state agency can start at $55,000.
• In the private research or government sectors, employees with a master's degree in sociology or criminology can earn $60,000 and up.
• Salaries in the administrative correctional system at the state and federal level that require experience and advanced education are approximately $60,000 or more.