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Undergraduate Sociology at University of California-Los Angeles

Here is an overview of this program at UCLA. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #6 out of 53 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

UCLA Undergraduate Sociology Rankings

College Factual ranks UCLA among the top schools in the country for sociology, coming in at #30 out of 553 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Sociology Schools	30 of 553
Best Sociology Schools in California	6 of 153

Undergraduate Sociology Degrees at UCLA

Here is each degree level offered in sociology at UCLA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	658
Master’s	11
Doctoral	13

UCLA Sociology Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of California-Los Angeles handed out 658 bachelor’s degrees in sociology.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UCLA is among the very best schools in the country for sociology at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #6 out of 53 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	6
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	7
Best Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30

Salary of Sociology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Sociology majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from UCLA earn a median of $54,562 a year. This is lower than $79,139, the median for all majors at UCLA.

Student Debt of Sociology Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at UCLA, sociology students accumulate a median of $14,500 in student loans. This is lower than $16,088, the typical median for all majors at UCLA.

UCLA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$44,148
Fees	$1,973	$1,973

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Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of sociology bachelor’s degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The largest share of sociology bachelor’s degree graduates at UCLA are Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 33% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California-Los Angeles with a bachelor’s in sociology.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	118
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	219
White	163
Non-Resident Aliens	49
Other Races	69

Graduate Study in Sociology at UCLA

Graduate study is also available at UCLA. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Sociology	11
Doctoral Degrees in Sociology	13

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License More about our data sources and methodologies.