Sociology at University of Lynchburg

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of Lynchburg stacks up to those at other schools.

Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 2,692 students attend the school each year. Of the 428 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Lynchburg in 2021, 5 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.

Lynchburg Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Lynchburg Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at Lynchburg compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Lynchburg 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	410
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	435
Best Value Sociology Schools	453
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	668
Most Focused Sociology Schools	813

Sociology Student Demographics at Lynchburg

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

Lynchburg Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Lynchburg. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Lynchburg since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Lynchburg 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 University of Lynchburg with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Criminology

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 University of Lynchburg.

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 Imaginegod614 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.