Social Sciences at University of Illinois at Springfield

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at University of Illinois at Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and has a total student population of 4,146. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 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.

UIS Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

UIS Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from UIS. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UIS, 85% 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 Illinois at Springfield with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Illinois at Springfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	27

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.