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. Of the 3,981 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at El Paso in 2021, 26 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.

UTEP Sociology Degrees Available

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

UTEP Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UTEP compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Sociology Schools	559

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UTEP. This makes it the #20 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UTEP. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% were 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 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UTEP Sociology Master’s Program

The sociology program at UTEP awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going 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 15% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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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