Career outcomes for graduates in Sociology master's programs

The information on this page was extracted from raw data collected from LinkedIn in early 2022 by the University of Waterloo’s Alumni Relations office. The visualizations and lists represent the careers of alumni who graduated between 2002 and 2021. The salary amounts have been extrapolated based on relevant submissions to Glassdoor.

Roles held by Sociology master's graduates: 

  • Business Owner 

  • Client Services Representative 

  • Employment Consultant 

  • Job Skills Training Consultant

  • Policy Analyst 

  • Student Advisor 

  • Senior Account Manager  

  • Senior Business Affairs Manager  

  • Research Analyst (*common among research methods majors) 

  • Resource Optimization Specialist 

  • Teacher 

  • Transcriber 

 

Employers of Sociology master's graduates: 

  • Crawford & Company 

  • Employment and Social Development Canada 

  • Environics Analytics Group Ltd. 

  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada 

  • Legislative Assembly of Ontario 

  • Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 

  • Post-secondary institutions (Carleton University, McMaster University, Nipissing University, University of Guelph, University of Toronto , University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University)

 

Employment location for Sociology master's graduates

sociology graph by employment location

 
dark purple Outside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 68.6%
dark green United Kingdom, 2.8%
dark orange USA, 2.8%
light orange Alberta, 2.8%
light blue Inside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 23%
 

Career outcomes for Sociology master's graduates by industry 

career outcomes for Sociology master's graduates by industry pie graph

light orange Educational Services (teacher, sociology lecturer, teaching assistant, student advisor), 51.4%

light blue For-profit Organization (customer service representative, senior business affairs manager, senior account manager), 17.1%

dark purple Academia (PhD candidate), 2.9%

dark green Government (federal analyst, provincial transcriber, municipal program instructor), 14.3%

dark orange Non-profit Organization (healthcare training manager, job skills training consultant), 11.4%

teal Self-employed (small business owner), 2.9%

 

Mean salary by industry for Sociology master's graduates

Mean salary by industry for Sociology master's graduates

light orange Academia, $25,400

light blue Educational Services, $65,700

dark purple For-profit Organization, $60,700

dark green Government, $66,500

dark orange Non-profit Organization, $61,000




 
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 Median salary by industry for Sociology master's graduates

median salary by industry for Sociology master's graduates bar graph

light orange Academia, $25,400

light blue Educational Services, $63,500

dark purple For-profit Organization, $46,500

dark green Government, $63,300

dark orange Non-profit Organization, $57,100


 

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Relation between career and field of study for Sociology master's graduates

Relation between career and field of study

dark purple Not related at all, 7 Sociology master's graduates

light blue Somewhat related, 16 Sociology master's graduates

light orange Closely related, 12 Sociology master's graduates

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