by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is an overview of the program, including how many students graduate each year, the diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. Find out how Western stacks up against peers offering sociology.
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Western ranks competitively among schools offering sociology. More specifically it was ranked #305 out of 434 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #9 in North Carolina.
In the most recent year for which we have data, Western Carolina University conferred 27 bachelor’s degrees in sociology.
Sociology majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Western report a median salary of $40,864 a year. This is below $52,554, the median for all majors at Western.
To complete a bachelor’s at Western, sociology students accumulate a median of $23,250 in student loans. This is lower than $24,235, the typical median for all majors at Western.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,000 | $5,000 |
| Fees | $3,630 | $3,630 |
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In the most recent graduating class, 33% of sociology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 67% went to women.
The largest share of sociology bachelor’s degree graduates at Western were White. Roughly 67% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s in sociology.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 18 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 2 |
Review the following statistics on the composition of the sociology majors at Western Carolina University.
More about our data sources and methodologies.