by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 - San Diego. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. UCSD was ranked #96 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for sociology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #16 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCSD.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $3,206 | $3,206 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,124 | $1,124 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,336 | $15,336 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,203 | $4,203 |
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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. Sociology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCSD took out an average of $15,000 in student loans. 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 UCSD is $32,658 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $29,664.
UCSD 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 UCSD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.6% of the sociology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in sociology at UCSD in 2019-2020, 66.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 31 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Sociology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Sociology | 121 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to sociology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 77 |
| Economics | 403 |
| Political Science & Government | 390 |
| Urban Studies | 45 |
| Other Social Sciences | 50 |
*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.
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