Sociology at University of North Georgia

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

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and has a total student population of 19,793. Of the 2,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Georgia 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.

UNG Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UNG Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UNG 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 UNG 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
	382
Most Focused Sociology Schools	698

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UNG Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNG is $29,120. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UNG. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UNG 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• 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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Sociology Professors	150	$88,790

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.