Sociology at Norfolk State University

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Norfolk State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 5,457.

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

Norfolk State Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Norfolk State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Norfolk State 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 Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

98% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Norfolk State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Norfolk State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Norfolk State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	63

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 Norfolk State 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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