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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UCCS.

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

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	15
Most Popular Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	20
	112
Most Popular Sociology Schools	159
Most Focused Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247
Best Value Sociology Schools	272

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UCCS. This makes it the #20 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from UCCS Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCCS is $31,183. This is 2% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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, 17% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 69% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCCS Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Sociology from UCCS in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from UCCS, 80% 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 Colorado at Colorado Springs with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCCS also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.