The main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of California - Los Angeles. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in sociology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for sociology majors, UCLA came in at #24. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in California.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $1,807 | $1,807 |
Books and Supplies | $1,314 | $1,314 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,599 | $17,599 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,625 | $4,625 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCLA in Sociology walked away with an average of $15,000 in student debt. That is 36% lower than the national average of $23,500.
The median early career salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCLA is $34,801 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $29,664.
UCLA does not offer an online option for its sociology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCLA Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2019-2020, 71.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Around 66.1% of sociology bachelor’s degree recipients at UCLA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 142 |
Black or African American | 35 |
Hispanic or Latino | 304 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 |
White | 169 |
International Students | 71 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 54 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Sociology | 779 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 252 |
Economics | 824 |
Geography & Cartography | 152 |
Political Science & Government | 692 |
*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.