Sociology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if University of North Carolina at Charlotte is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

UNC Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,146.

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 Charlotte Sociology Degrees Available

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

UNC Charlotte Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UNC Charlotte 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 UNC Charlotte

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

UNC Charlotte Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UNC Charlotte Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UNC Charlotte does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	155

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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 Stanton49 under License

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