Sociology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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

UNLV Sociology Degrees Available

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

UNLV Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at UNLV 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #83 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Sociology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNLV Sociology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of sociology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Sociology

The following sociology concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	77

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Sociology Professors	50	$70,990

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 Stan Shebs under License

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