Sociology at William & Mary

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

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. Of the 1,983 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2021, 43 of them were sociology majors.

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

William & Mary Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

William & Mary Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how William & Mary performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at William & Mary 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
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
	95
	99
Most Popular Sociology Schools	243

Earnings of William & Mary Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at William & Mary is $35,554. This is 16% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from William & Mary. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

William & Mary also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Sociology Professors	430	$73,710

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 Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.