Social Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In 2021, 2,611 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UCLA.

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.

UCLA Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCLA Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UCLA 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 social sciences major at UCLA 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
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	45
Best Social Sciences Schools	60
Most Focused Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	166

In 2021, 140 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UCLA. This makes it the #21 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 62 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2,611 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 40% were men and 60% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	458
Black or African American	107
Hispanic or Latino	740
White	765
International Students	330
Other Races/Ethnicities	211

UCLA Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 140 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCLA, about 43% were men and 57% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	36
International Students	65
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 62 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	884
Sociology	766
Political Science & Government	713
Anthropology	264
Geography & Cartography	155
Other Social Sciences	24
Archeology	7

Related Majors

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

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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.