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Social Sciences at Howard University

Social Sciences at Howard University

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Howard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year.

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.

Howard Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Howard Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Howard 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 26 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Howard University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 147
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 0
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 36

Howard Social Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 86% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 130
Economics 43
Sociology 36

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 Howard 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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