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Social Sciences at University of San Diego

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

USD is located in San Diego, California and approximately 8,861 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

USD Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

USD Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Social Sciences Master’s Program

44% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Diego 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 2
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security 9

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 CA, the home state for University of San Diego.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

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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