Sociology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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 Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. Of the 4,021 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2021, 23 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.

UNCW Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UNCW Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UNCW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UNCW 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 Master’s Degree Schools	200

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in sociology from UNCW. This is the #201 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UNCW Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $25,805. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UNCW since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

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

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 Wilmington.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.