Sociology at University of Houston - Downtown

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what University of Houston - Downtown has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from UH Downtown.

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 Downtown Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

UH Downtown Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at UH Downtown compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Downtown 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
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	494

Earnings of UH Downtown Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $32,915. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

Sociology Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from UH Downtown. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 - Downtown with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Downtown 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
• 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.