Social Sciences at St. Thomas University

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

STU is located in Miami Gardens, Florida and has a total student population of 5,601. Of the 288 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Thomas University in 2021, 6 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.

STU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

STU Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at STU 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 Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,061

Social Sciences Student Demographics at STU

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

STU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from STU, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at STU since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 St. Thomas University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at St. Thomas University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from St. Thomas University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	5
Economics	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 St. Thomas 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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.