Social Sciences at University of Arkansas

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what University of Arkansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and approximately 27,562 students attend the school each year.

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.

UARK Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UARK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UARK offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UARK Social Sciences Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #160 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UARK

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

UARK Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UARK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within 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 University of Arkansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	14
Sociology	8
Geography & Cartography	6
Anthropology	5
Political Science & Government	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History

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 AR, the home state for University of Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,720	$68,050
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Statisticians	380	$76,630
Social Sciences Professors	250	$52,750

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.