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Overview for Sociology

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.

Careers for Sociology Majors

A major in Sociology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Sociology

Top 39 North Carolina Colleges with the highest percentage of Sociology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Saint Augustines College
Raleigh, NC
 22
(13.1%)
Highly Selective$14,124 
Salem College
Winston Salem, NC
 17
(10.8%)
 $20,415 
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
 76
(9.8%)
Less Selective$13,805 
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Shaw University
Raleigh, NC
 39
(9.3%)
Highly Selective$11,696 
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
 55
(8.0%)
Less Selective$14,022 
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NC
 12
(6.8%)
Less Selective$22,666 
Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City, NC
 25
(6.4%)
Less Selective$11,936 
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Livingstone College
Salisbury, NC
 7
(5.9%)
Moderately Selective$12,174 
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC
 35
(5.0%)
Less Selective$15,504 
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
 15
(4.6%)
Less Selective$21,520 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.