Social Sciences at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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.

Georgetown Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Georgetown 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 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 Georgetown since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	110
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	72
White	393
International Students	180
Other Races/Ethnicities	55

Georgetown Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	53
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	343
International Students	200
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security	572
Political Science & Government	306
Economics	265
Sociology	35
Anthropology	15

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,930	$79,770
Economists	6,380	$134,260
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.