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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 20 South Carolina Colleges with the highest percentage of Sociology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Claflin University
Orangeburg, SC
 51
(18.6%)
Highly Selective$12,925 
Coker College
Hartsville, SC
 26
(10.8%)
Moderately Selective$19,322 
Voorhees College
Denmark, SC
 12
(9.7%)
Highly Selective$9,034 
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University of South Carolina-Aiken
Aiken, SC
 44
(8.8%)
Moderately Selective$14,946 
Morris College
Sumter, SC
 8
(7.5%)
Open Admissions$9,350 
Lander University
Greenwood, SC
 23
(5.7%)
Highly Selective$17,340 
Francis Marion University
Florence, SC
 24
(4.8%)
Moderately Selective$14,979 
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Charleston Southern University
Charleston, SC
 18
(4.1%)
Moderately Selective$18,708 
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
 40
(3.7%)
Moderately Selective$18,090 
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
 34
(3.7%)
Moderately Selective$20,610 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.