Social Sciences at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 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.

UD Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UD Social Sciences Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at UD awarded 46 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UD, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Delaware. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	42
Political Science & Government	11
Sociology	6
Criminology	3
Geography & Cartography	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,030	$82,890
Managers	900	$134,410
Urban and Regional Planners	210	$64,120
Sociology Professors	90	$81,740

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

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