Sociology at University of Connecticut

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at University of Connecticut. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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

UCONN Sociology Degrees Available

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

UCONN Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UCONN 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UCONN since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	34
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCONN Sociology Master’s Program

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at University of Connecticut. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	62

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Sociology Professors	200	$82,570

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 Daderot under License

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