Sociology at The University of Texas at Arlington

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 The University of Texas at Arlington stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. Of the 8,852 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2021, 15 of them were sociology majors.

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

UT Arlington Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

UT Arlington Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UT Arlington performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UT Arlington is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	175
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UT Arlington. This makes it the #114 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UT Arlington Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $33,292. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UT Arlington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at The University of Texas at Arlington.

UT Arlington Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from UT Arlington. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Arlington since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Arlington Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in sociology from UT Arlington in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.