Sociology at Central Washington University
CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from CWU.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.
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CWU Sociology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Online Classes Are Available at CWU
Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.
CWU does offer online education options in sociology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:
- Bachelor’s Degree
CWU Sociology Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how CWU performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The sociology major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Ranking Type | Rank |
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Best Sociology Schools | 124 |
Earnings of CWU Sociology Graduates
The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $34,577. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.
Sociology Student Demographics at CWU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Central Washington University.
CWU Sociology Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in sociology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
CWU also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Economics
- Political Science & Government
- Geography & Cartography
- Anthropology
- General Social Sciences
Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into
A degree in sociology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.
Occupation | Jobs in WA | Average Salary in WA |
---|---|---|
Managers | 11,280 | $125,490 |
Sociology Professors | 340 | $72,020 |
Sociologists | 80 | $74,130 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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