Sociology at Radford University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Radford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from Radford.

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

Radford Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Radford Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how Radford 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 Radford 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 Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	202
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	521
Most Focused Sociology Schools	656

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Radford Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Radford is $30,886. This is 1% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from Radford in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• 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 Radford 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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.