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. Of the 1,511 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 2021, 216 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.

Stanford Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

In 2021, 75 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Stanford. This makes it the #46 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 216 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Stanford. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were 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 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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	39
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	84
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Stanford Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 75 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from Stanford in 2021, 39% were men and 61% were women.

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	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	30
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 66 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Psychology
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 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.