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Sociology at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from UIC.

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

UIC Sociology Degrees Available

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

UIC Sociology Rankings

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

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 UIC 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 287

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in sociology from UIC. This makes it the #94 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UIC Sociology Graduates

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $30,444. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Sociology Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Sociology Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from UIC. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UIC Sociology Master’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in sociology from UIC in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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

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

UIC also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Sociology Professors 610 $78,290
Sociologists 350 $86,280

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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