Sociology at The University of Texas at El Paso

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at El Paso is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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

UTEP Sociology Degrees Available

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

UTEP Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UTEP 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at UTEP

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

UTEP Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UTEP since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 El Paso with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTEP Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 41% 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 El Paso with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	36

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 El Paso.

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 Adrian Garcia under License

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