Sociology at University of Houston

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 53 sociology majors received their bachelor's degree from UH.

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 Sociology Degrees Available

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

UH Sociology Rankings

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

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 UH 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	464
	517

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UH. This makes it the #142 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UH Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $26,255. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,566 for all sociology students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UH

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

UH Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in sociology from UH in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UH Sociology Master’s Program

The sociology program at UH awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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.

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.