Sociology at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year.

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

UCSD Sociology Degrees Available

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

UCSD Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UCSD 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	31
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UCSD Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	161

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Other Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.