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General Social Sciences at University of Chicago

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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UChicago General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
  • Doctorate 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

55% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at UChicago awarded 168 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% 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.

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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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 65
International Students 76
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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