Sociology & Anthropology at Wofford College

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

Wofford is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina and approximately 1,764 students attend the school each year. Of the 493 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wofford College in 2021, 23 of them were sociology and anthropology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology & Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

Wofford Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology & Anthropology

Wofford Sociology & Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology and anthropology major at Wofford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology & Anthropology. 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 & Anthropology Schools	3
Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools	11
Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools	15
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	23

Sociology & Anthropology Student Demographics at Wofford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology and anthropology majors at Wofford College.

Wofford Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 sociology and anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wofford. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical sociology and anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Wofford since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology at Wofford are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology and anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wofford College with a bachelor's in sociology and anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology & Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology and anthropology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for Wofford College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Sociology Professors	240	$65,010
Anthropologists and Archeologists	40	$62,230

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 PegasusRacer28 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.