Social Sciences at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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 Tacoma Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

UW Tacoma Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 12 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Tacoma, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UW Tacoma, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography	12

Related Majors

• 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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Tacoma 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.