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Sociology at Virginia Wesleyan University

Sociology at Virginia Wesleyan University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Wesleyan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 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.

VWU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

VWU Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at VWU 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 VWU

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

VWU Sociology Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at VWU 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in sociology.

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

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 Virginia Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 2

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 Wesleyan 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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