Sociology at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and approximately 24,879 students attend the school each year.

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

UTEP Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Master’s Degree in Sociology

UTEP Sociology Rankings

Sociology Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Sociology Master’s Program

56% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at El Paso. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	10

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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