Sociology at Texas Woman’s University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Texas Woman's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 16,433.

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

TWU Sociology Degrees Available

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

TWU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at TWU 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at TWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Texas Woman’s University.

TWU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Texas Woman's University with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

TWU Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. TWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from TWU, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Texas Woman's University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	79

Related Majors

• 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 TX, the home state for Texas Woman's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.