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General Social Sciences at Brown University

General Social Sciences at Brown University

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Brown University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Brown General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Brown General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 28
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Brown General Social Sciences Master’s Program

73% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 48
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Brown University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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
Managers 830 $114,660
Social Sciences Professors 40 $122,120

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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