Social Sciences at Howard University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Howard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

Howard Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Howard Social Sciences Rankings

There were 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from Howard in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 49% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	13
Political Science & Government	13
Sociology	11

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology

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 Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,930	$79,770
Economists	6,380	$134,260
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.