Social Sciences at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 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.

Stanford Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Stanford Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Stanford 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 66 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Stanford since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	47
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	99
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Stanford Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	16
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	116
Political Science & Government	86
International Relations & National Security	66
Sociology	48
Anthropology	28
Urban Studies	12
Archeology	1

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• History

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.