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Social Sciences at University of California - Los Angeles

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.

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

UCLA Social Sciences 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.

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

59% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 496
Black or African American 80
Hispanic or Latino 628
White 687
International Students 287
Other Races/Ethnicities 221

UCLA Social Sciences Master’s Program

57% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 38
International Students 93
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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