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Sociology at University of North Carolina at Asheville

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

UNCA is located in Asheville, North Carolina and approximately 3,363 students attend the school each year. Of the 763 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2021, 31 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.

UNCA Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UNCA Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UNCA 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 Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 76
Most Focused Sociology Schools 87
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 226
Most Popular Sociology Schools 326
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 362
Best Value Sociology Schools 380
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 512
Best Sociology Schools 519
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How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UNCA Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCA is $23,294. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

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Sociology Student Demographics at UNCA

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

UNCA Sociology Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 31 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCA, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UNCA 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 North Carolina at Asheville with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 University of North Carolina at Asheville.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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