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Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines

Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines

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

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and has a total student population of 6,744.

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.

Mines Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Mines Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Mines 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% 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 Mines since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Mines 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 Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Mines Social Sciences Master’s Program

20% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Mines does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Colorado School of Mines. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 41

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 CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 18,810 $73,460
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Statisticians 1,080 $84,380
Urban and Regional Planners 950 $75,610

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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