General Social Sciences at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 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.

UChicago General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

UChicago General Social Sciences Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in social sciences each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	59
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	216
International Students	323
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	182
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	3

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050
Social Science Research Assistants	1,030	$49,570

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 Leefon under License

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