Sociology at University of California - Berkeley

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 356 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UC Berkeley.

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 Berkeley Sociology Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UC Berkeley 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.

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #51 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $42,238. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 38% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 356 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from UC Berkeley. About 26% were men and 74% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	64
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	139
White	72
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

UC Berkeley Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in sociology from UC Berkeley in 2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.