Sociology at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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 of the Permian Basin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas and has a total student population of 5,530. Of the 935 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in 2021, 24 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 Permian Basin Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at UT Permian Basin

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UT Permian Basin does offer online education options in sociology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UT Permian Basin Sociology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UT Permian Basin 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
Most Popular Online Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	264
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	297
Most Focused Sociology Schools	349

Sociology Student Demographics at UT Permian Basin

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

UT Permian Basin Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from UT Permian Basin in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UT Permian Basin are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

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 of the Permian Basin.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.