Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University
VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.
VCU Sociology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
- Master’s Degree in Sociology
VCU Sociology Rankings
The sociology major at VCU 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 VCU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.
VCU Sociology Bachelor’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in sociology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 15 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 18 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
VCU Sociology Master’s Program
Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from VCU, 75% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in sociology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Sociology
The following sociology concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Sociology | 84 |
Related Majors
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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.
Occupation | Jobs in VA | Average Salary in VA |
---|---|---|
Managers | 17,280 | $134,500 |
Sociology Professors | 430 | $73,710 |
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 user:mentes under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.