Social Sciences at Florida International University

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

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 58,836 students attend the school each year. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 891 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

FIU Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FIU offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FIU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how FIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at FIU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Most Popular Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	120
Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	122
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 31 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from FIU. This makes it the #138 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 891 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from FIU in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at FIU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	617
White	77
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

FIU Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 31 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from FIU in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	3
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FIU also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Florida International University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	345
International Relations & National Security	317
Economics	160
Sociology	105
Geography & Cartography	4

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	34,950	$64,730
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Social Sciences Professors	2,830	$68,400
Urban and Regional Planners	2,350	$72,910

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.