Sociology at North Carolina 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 North Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and has a total student population of 36,042. Of the 6,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State University in 2021, 56 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.

NC State Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology
• Doctorate Degree in Sociology

NC State Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at NC 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.

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in sociology from NC State. This makes it the #64 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of NC State Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NC State is $31,753. This is 4% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at NC State since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at NC State 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 North Carolina State University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	37
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

NC State Sociology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 sociology majors earned their master's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NC State also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Sociology Professors	500	$77,720
Sociologists	70	$95,260

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.