Sociology at Virginia Tech

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if Virginia Tech is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Sociology Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Virginia Tech 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	140
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Virginia Tech Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from Virginia Tech, 60% 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 Tech with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at Virginia Tech. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	228

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security

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 Tech.

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 Eric T Gunther under License

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