David Monaghan @dmonaghan.bsky.social · 19/12/2024From about 1986 to 1998, sociology majors increased faster than total completions. Rates of increase tracked the whole system from 1998-2006. Since then sociology growth lagged total growth. Growth is negative since 2014. 000
David Monaghan @dmonaghan.bsky.social · 19/12/2024The absolute downturn is new. But sociology completions have declined as a share of all completions since about 2006. 100
David Monaghan @dmonaghan.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Sociology completions have been declining in absolute terms since about 2013. Over most of this period, total bachelor’s completions grew. IPEDS data. 110