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Sociology at Central Washington University

Sociology at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

CWU Sociology 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.

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

72% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 58

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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