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Sociology at University of California - Los Angeles

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Sociology at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

UCLA Sociology Degrees Available

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

UCLA Sociology Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Sociology Master’s Program

74% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a master's degree in sociology from UCLA. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 6
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 - Los Angeles.

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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