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 39
North Carolina
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Sociology among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
|  | Saint Augustines College Raleigh, NC | 22 (13.1%) |  |  | |
|  | Salem College Winston Salem, NC | 17 (10.8%) | |  | |
|  | Fayetteville State University Fayetteville, NC | 76 (9.8%) |  |  | |
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|  | Shaw University Raleigh, NC | 39 (9.3%) |  |  | |
|  | University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | 55 (8.0%) |  |  | |
|  | Warren Wilson College Swannanoa, NC | 12 (6.8%) |  |  | |
|  | Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, NC | 25 (6.4%) |  |  | |
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|  | Livingstone College Salisbury, NC | 7 (5.9%) |  |  | |
|  | University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, NC | 35 (5.0%) |  |  | |
|  | Methodist University Fayetteville, NC | 15 (4.6%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.