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. In 2021, 172 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Howard.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

Howard Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Howard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
	89
Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	268
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	324
	353

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Howard. This makes it the #269 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Howard. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 54% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	136
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	1
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Howard Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 11 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Howard, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 26 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 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

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.