Social Sciences at University of Florida

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Florida. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and approximately 53,372 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 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.

UF Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UF Social Sciences Rankings

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UF

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

UF Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 55 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UF, about 47% were men and 53% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UF, 64% 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 Florida with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	35
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	30
Political Science & Government	23
Anthropology	20
Geography & Cartography	15
Sociology	10
Criminology	5
International Relations & National Security	1

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Social Sciences Professors	2,830	$68,400
Urban and Regional Planners	2,350	$72,910

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.