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Sociology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Sociology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of Alabama at Birmingham stacks up to those at other schools.

UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 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.

UAB Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology
  • Doctorate Degree in Sociology

UAB Sociology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UAB

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

UAB Sociology Master’s Program

72% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology program at UAB awarded 43 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UAB, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Sociology Professors 140 $68,630

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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