by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in sociology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 10% of the country for sociology. More specifically it was ranked #59 out of 726 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNC Chapel Hill paid an average of $1,155 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $237 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,019 | $34,198 |
| Fees | $1,961 | $1,961 |
| Books and Supplies | $990 | $990 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,740 | $11,740 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,836 | $2,836 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Sociology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNC Chapel Hill took out an average of $16,900 in student loans. That is 28% lower than the national average of $23,500.
The median early career salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill is $30,277 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $29,664.
UNC Chapel Hill does not offer an online option for its sociology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNC Chapel Hill Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.6% of the sociology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in sociology at UNC Chapel Hill in 2019-2020, 45.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sociology | 93 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 61 |
| Archeology | 10 |
| Economics | 409 |
| Geography & Cartography | 26 |
| Political Science & Government | 339 |
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*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.
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