Sociology at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 393 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UCR.

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

UCR Sociology Degrees Available

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

UCR Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UCR 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 sociology major at UCR 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	105
Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	134
Most Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	143

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UCR. This makes it the #114 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $26,056. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	257
White	33
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UCR Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Sociology from UCR in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UCR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.