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:
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Business Owner
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Client Services Representative
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Employment Consultant
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Job Skills Training Consultant
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Policy Analyst
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Student Advisor
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Senior Account Manager
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Senior Business Affairs Manager
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Research Analyst (*common among research methods majors)
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Resource Optimization Specialist
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Teacher
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Transcriber
Employers of Sociology master's graduates:
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Crawford & Company
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Employment and Social Development Canada
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Environics Analytics Group Ltd.
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Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
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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
Outside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 68.6%
United Kingdom, 2.8%
USA, 2.8%
Alberta, 2.8%
Inside the Greater Toronto Area- Ontario, 23%
Career outcomes for Sociology master's graduates by industry
Educational Services (teacher, sociology lecturer, teaching assistant, student advisor), 51.4%
For-profit Organization (customer service representative, senior business affairs manager, senior account manager), 17.1%
Academia (PhD candidate), 2.9%
Government (federal analyst, provincial transcriber, municipal program instructor), 14.3%
Non-profit Organization (healthcare training manager, job skills training consultant), 11.4%
Self-employed (small business owner), 2.9%
Mean salary by industry for Sociology master's graduates
Government, $66,500
Non-profit Organization, $61,000
Median salary by industry for Sociology master's graduates
Government, $63,300
Non-profit Organization, $57,100
Relation between career and field of study for Sociology master's graduates
Not related at all, 7 Sociology master's graduates
Somewhat related, 16 Sociology master's graduates
Closely related, 12 Sociology master's graduates