Social Sciences at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 10,068. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 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.

USFCA Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

USFCA Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 51 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from USFCA in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Francisco with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 San Francisco. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	30
Demography & Population Studies	14
Urban Studies	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eric Chan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.