Social Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

UCLA Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

UCLA Social Sciences Rankings

There were 62 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 140 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from UCLA. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	36
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	88
Sociology	29
Other Social Sciences	24
Political Science & Government	23
Anthropology	21
Geography & Cartography	10
Archeology	7

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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 - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.