Social Sciences at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,720 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UC Irvine.

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

UC Irvine Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

UC Irvine Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UC Irvine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 social sciences major at UC Irvine is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	21
Best Social Sciences Schools	153

In 2021, 81 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UC Irvine. This makes it the #44 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 47 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,720 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from UC Irvine in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	407
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	640
White	194
International Students	350
Other Races/Ethnicities	93

UC Irvine Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 81 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	23
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 47 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	498
Economics	490
Political Science & Government	361
Sociology	306
Anthropology	89
Urban Studies	65
General Social Sciences	22
Demography & Population Studies	17

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Education
• Psychology

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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 - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.