Sociology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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 Greensboro stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and approximately 19,764 students attend the school each year.

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 Greensboro Sociology Degrees Available

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

UNC Greensboro Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UNC Greensboro 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 Greensboro

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

UNC Greensboro Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNC Greensboro Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UNC Greensboro does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University of North Carolina at Greensboro. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	156

Related Majors

• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 Greensboro.

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 Willthacheerleader18 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.