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Sociology at University of Mary Washington

Sociology at University of Mary Washington

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

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293.

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

UMW Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UMW Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UMW 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 UMW

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

UMW Sociology Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UMW 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 University of Mary Washington with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mary Washington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 35

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 University of Mary Washington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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