Social Sciences at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461.

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.

BYU Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

BYU Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #184 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	391
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

BYU Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from BYU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	174
Political Science & Government	119
Sociology	113
Geography & Cartography	68
Anthropology	30
International Relations & National Security	26
Archeology	14

Related Majors

• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History

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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,860	$57,660
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Statisticians	450	$75,000
Urban and Regional Planners	330	$67,660

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 Mwilson3 under License

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