Sociology & anthropology at UC Irvine
UC Irvine graduates about 305 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 80th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Irvine
Where sociology & anthropology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Science Hall, Social Science Tower, Social Science Trailer, Social Science Lecture Hall, Social Science Lab, Social Ecology II, Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Social Science Plaza B, Social Science Plaza A, Social Ecology I, Social Science Parking Structure.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 128 · Academic 107 · Student housing 52 · Offices 16 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5.
Nearby in the sociology & anthropology ranking
Other strong majors at UC Irvine
- Psychology 83 · #44
- Engineering (all) 83 · #62
- Computer science 81 · #75
- Economics 81 · #87
- Physics & astronomy 81 · #70
- Math & statistics 80 · #87
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Irvine with every school we score in sociology & anthropology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.



