Sociology at University of California - Santa Cruz

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of California - Santa Cruz stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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

UC Santa Cruz Sociology Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UC Santa Cruz 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 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Sociology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Santa Cruz since its program graduates 6% 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	55
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UC Santa Cruz Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UC Santa Cruz does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 75% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UC Santa Cruz, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
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 - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	273

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 - Santa Cruz.

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
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