Social Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 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.

UW Seattle Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UW Seattle

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? UW Seattle offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UW Seattle Social Sciences Rankings

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from UW Seattle in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	19
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	26
Political Science & Government	16
International Relations & National Security	13
Geography & Cartography	9
Sociology	8
Anthropology	5
Archeology	1

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	21,300	$81,890
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Urban and Regional Planners	2,110	$81,250
Statisticians	1,280	$100,670

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.