Social Sciences at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 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.

UO Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UO Social Sciences Rankings

There were 28 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from UO. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UO, 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 Oregon with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	41
Political Science & Government	12
Anthropology	11
Geography & Cartography	10
Sociology	8

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Urban and Regional Planners	910	$81,590
Statisticians	610	$80,920

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.