Social Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

VCU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

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.

VCU does offer online education options in social sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

VCU Social Sciences Rankings

Social Sciences Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from VCU in 2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from VCU, 66% 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 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	1
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 Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Urban Studies	22
Other Social Sciences	14
Geography & Cartography	11
Sociology	6
Economics	2

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Urban and Regional Planners	1,380	$73,770

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.