A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
| A major in Sociology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 8
District of Columbia
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Sociology among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Gallaudet University
Washington, DC | 11
(5.6%) | |  | |
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| | University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC | 10
(3.1%) |  | | |
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| | George Washington University
Washington, DC | 54
(2.2%) |  |  | |
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| | Trinity Washington University
Washington, DC | 2
(1.4%) |  |  | |
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| | Howard University
Washington, DC | 20
(1.4%) | | | |
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| | Catholic University of America
Washington, DC | 8
(1.3%) | |  | |
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| | Georgetown University
Washington, DC | 23
(1.3%) |  | | |
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| | American University
Washington, DC | 13
(0.9%) |  | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.