Social Sciences at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

UCR Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCR Social Sciences Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at UCR awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 California - Riverside. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	10
Anthropology	8
Political Science & Government	8
Economics	6

Related Majors

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

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Amerique under License

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