Demography & Population Studies at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying demography and population studies, 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 has a total student population of 36,303.

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

UC Irvine Demography & Population Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Population Studies

UC Irvine Demography & Population Studies Rankings

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Population Studies Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Demography & Population Studies Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Demography & Population Studies from UC Irvine in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in population studies each year. UC Irvine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the population studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 population studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Population Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in population studies 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
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Sociologists	1,070	$98,560

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.