Social Sciences at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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

University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and approximately 27,772 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

University of Oklahoma Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Oklahoma

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? University of Oklahoma offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

University of Oklahoma Social Sciences Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at University of Oklahoma

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

University of Oklahoma Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from University of Oklahoma in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from University of Oklahoma, 63% 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 Oklahoma Norman Campus with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Oklahoma Norman Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	19
Geography & Cartography	15
Political Science & Government	6
Sociology	6
Anthropology	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Library Science

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 OK, the home state for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,870	$59,600
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Statisticians	350	$63,120
Social Sciences Professors	320	$42,060

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 Nicholas Benson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.