Sociology at University of California - Los Angeles

What traits are you looking for in a sociology school? To help you decide if University of California - Los Angeles is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology program.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 44,589 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Los Angeles in 2021, 737 of them were sociology majors.

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

UCLA Sociology Degrees Available

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

UCLA Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UCLA 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, 19 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UCLA. This makes it the #7 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UCLA Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCLA is $32,675. This is 7% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 737 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from UCLA. About 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UCLA since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	124
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	297
White	163
International Students	53
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

UCLA Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.