Sociology at Longwood University

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,841.

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

Longwood Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Longwood Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Longwood 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 Longwood

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

Longwood Sociology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Longwood since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Longwood 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 Longwood University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Longwood University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	21

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 Longwood University.

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
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