Undergraduate Sociology at Western Carolina University

Here is an overview of this program at Western. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #9 out of 15 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

Western Undergraduate Sociology Rankings

#360 in the U.S.

#9 in North Carolina

#53 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, Western highly for sociology, placing at #360 out of 553 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Sociology Schools	360 of 553
Best Sociology Schools in North Carolina	9 of 15
Best Sociology Schools in the Southeast Region	53 of 108

Undergraduate Sociology Degrees at Western

The following degree levels are available for sociology at Western, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	27

Western Sociology Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Carolina University conferred 27 bachelor’s degrees in sociology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Western ranks competitively among schools offering sociology at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #9 out of 15 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	9
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	52
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	308

Salary of Sociology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$40,864 Bachelor's Median Salary

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.

Student Debt of Sociology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$23,250 Bachelor's Median Debt

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.

Student debt for Sociology majors with a bachelor's degree at Western

Western Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,630 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$23,250 Average Student Debt

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

Find out more about Western tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

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 diversity of Sociology majors at Western Carolina University

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

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.