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Doctor’s Degrees in General Social Sciences

6 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 9 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a doctor's degree in social sciences. This major attracts roughly equal numbers of men and women. Around 17 of these students are from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 33.3% of social sciences graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Social Sciences Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned their doctor's degree in social sciences. This makes it the 239th most popular doctor's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in social sciences at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 596
Graduate Certificate 143
Doctor’s Degree 6

Earnings of Social Sciences Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for social sciences majors with their doctor's degree due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for social sciences majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

A doctor's degree in social sciences is about equally as popular with men as it is with women.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 3
Women 3
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The racial-ethnic distribution of social sciences doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2
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There are 9 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in social sciences. Learn more about the most popular 9 below:

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
6 Yearly Graduations
50% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for social sciences students seekinga doctor's degree is University of Chicago. Roughly 17,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $59,256 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $62,640 per year. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 doctor's degrees were handed out to social sciences majors at UChicago. Around 17% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 50% were women.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to social sciences that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 1,248
Political Science & Government 654
Sociology 577
Anthropology 469
Geography & Cartography 249

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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