Sociology at Concord University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Concord University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and approximately 1,807 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Concord University.

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

Concord University Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Concord University Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at Concord University 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
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Sociology Schools	33
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273
Most Popular Sociology Schools	379

Sociology Student Demographics at Concord University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Concord University.

Concord University Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from Concord University in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Concord University since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Concord University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography

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 WV, the home state for Concord University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Sociology Professors	100	$49,580

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 Christopher Ziemnowicz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.