Social Sciences at Brown University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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.

Brown Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Brown Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Brown 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 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	68
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	248
International Students	64
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

Brown Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	55
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	214
Political Science & Government	95
International Relations & National Security	39
Anthropology	31
Urban Studies	18
Sociology	14
Archeology	4
Other Social Sciences	4

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• English Language & Literature

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,060	$72,180
Managers	830	$114,660
Urban and Regional Planners	170	$74,510
Political Science Professors	110	$122,390

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.