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Sociology at University of California - Berkeley

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Sociology at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

UC Berkeley Sociology Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Sociology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Sociology Master’s Program

86% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Berkeley, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Sociologists 1,070 $98,560
Sociology Professors 970 $103,600

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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