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Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in sociology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

VCU Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? VCU offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

VCU Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at VCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Virginia Commonwealth University.

VCU Sociology Master’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in sociology from VCU. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Sociology Professors 430 $73,710

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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