General Social Sciences at Georgetown University

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Georgetown University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Georgetown General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Georgetown General Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Georgetown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Georgetown University.

Georgetown General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in social sciences each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgetown University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	113
International Students	93
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Social Science Research Assistants	2,900	$65,410
Social Scientists	2,690	$102,300
Statisticians	1,240	$104,310

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.