In 2022, she released her eponymous debut studio album, and sang the song "Applause" for the film Tell It Like a Woman.

[5] She attended In Motion Dance Studio, where she was part of the IMPAC Youth Ensemble program, competing across the United States.

[11] She performed as part of the cast on the 2015 Descendants soundtrack, which reached number one on the Billboard 200, including her single version of "Rotten to the Core".

Carson has performed in NBC's 2015 Thanksgiving Parade, ABC's Disney Parks Christmas Celebration, Univision's Feliz 2016 (New Year's Eve Special), and the 2016 Radio Disney Music Awards, and she was a presenter on ABC's Disneyland 60th Anniversary Special.

[19] In 2018, Carson was featured on three EDM songs: R3hab's "Rumors", Alan Walker's "Different World" and Galantis's "San Francisco".

[30] Carson and Diane Warren performed their ballad "Applause" from the film Tell It Like a Woman at the 2023 Academy Awards, where it was nominated for Best Original Song.

[34] Carson's acting career launched in 2014 when she guest-starred as Chelsea on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally.

[38] In March 2016, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Carson landed the leading role in the fourth installment of the A Cinderella Story series, A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits, directed by Michelle Johnston and produced by Dylan Sellers, which was released direct-to-video.

[39][40] Carson reprised her role as Evie in the 2017 sequel Descendants 2,[41][42] for which she was nominated for an Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actress.

[58] Her song "Come Back Home" from the film won Best Musical Moment at the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

[61][62] Carson starred in the Amblin Entertainment film Carry-On alongside Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman.

[25] On February 28, 2021, she hosted the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Golden Globes Red Carpet Pre-Show.

[71] In 2022, she partnered with the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation to announce the Sofia Carson Scholarship which will fund a bachelor's degree at Berklee College of Music.