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.

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

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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Clear Lake Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. UH Clear Lake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% 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 Houston - Clear Lake with a master's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Sociology

Sociology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Houston - Clear Lake. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	12

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology

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.