Demography & Population Studies at University of California - Irvine

Every demography and population studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the population studies program at University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in population studies.

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

UC Irvine Demography & Population Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Population Studies

UC Irvine Demography & Population Studies Rankings

Population Studies Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the population studies majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Demography & Population Studies Master’s Program

Of the 17 population studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 59% were men and 41% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in population studies each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the population studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Sociology
• Criminology

Careers That Population Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in population studies 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 - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560

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
• Image Credit: By TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.