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Social Sciences at University of North Dakota

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

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

UND Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at UND

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.

UND does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UND Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Social Sciences Master’s Program

16% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at UND awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 84% of these degrees went to men with the other 16% going to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UND, 68% 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 North Dakota with a master's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 18
Geography & Cartography 7

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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in ND Average Salary in ND
High School Teachers 2,830 $55,400
Managers 1,130 $109,820
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,030 $52,870
Urban and Regional Planners 70 $72,310
Statisticians 70 $75,230

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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