Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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

UNC Chapel Hill Sociology Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNC Chapel Hill Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 80% 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 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	116

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 Chapel Hill.

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 Marchmain05 under License

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