General Social Sciences at Portland State University

Every general 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 Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. Of the 5,211 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Portland State University in 2021, 256 of them were general social sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Portland State University General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Portland State University General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Portland State University 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 Portland State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	86

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from Portland State University. This is the #31 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Portland State University Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at Portland State University is $31,905. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Portland State University awarded 256 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	155
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

Portland State University also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Statisticians	610	$80,920
Social Scientists	450	$76,420
Social Sciences Professors	250	$90,380

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 Visitor7 under License

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