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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. In 2021, 2 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from VWU.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 646
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 824
Most Popular Sociology Schools 968

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

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from VWU. About 50% were men and 50% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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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