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Sociology at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Sociology at University of California - Santa Cruz

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 California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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 Santa Cruz Sociology Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz 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 UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Sociology Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 sociology majors earned their master's degree from UC Santa Cruz. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 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 California - Santa Cruz with a master's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 - Santa Cruz.

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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