Sociology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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 Colorado at Colorado Springs stacks up to those at other schools.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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

UCCS Sociology Degrees Available

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

UCCS Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UCCS 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCCS Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 42% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	62

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography

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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Sociology Professors	290	$68,900

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

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