Sociology at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 9,053. In 2021, 8 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Clear Lake.

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

UH Clear Lake Sociology Degrees Available

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

UH Clear Lake Sociology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks sociology programs across the country. The following shows how UH Clear Lake performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at UH Clear Lake 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	42
Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Sociology Schools	603

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #114 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Sociology Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

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

UH Clear Lake Sociology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UH Clear Lake. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Clear Lake since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Clear Lake Sociology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 sociology majors earned their master's degree from UH Clear Lake. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Criminology

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Sociology Professors	1,010	$82,580

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.