Sociology at Norfolk State University

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. Of the 708 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Norfolk State University in 2021, 63 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.

Norfolk State Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Norfolk State Sociology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Sociology Schools	154

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

Of the 63 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from Norfolk State in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were 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 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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	52
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.