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Social Sciences at The University of Alabama

Social Sciences at The University of Alabama

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if The University of Alabama is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 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.

UA Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UA Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UA 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 69
Hispanic or Latino 47
White 526
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 33

UA Social Sciences Master’s Program

63% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UA, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 33
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 The University of Alabama. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 217
International Relations & National Security 56
Anthropology 37
Economics 28
Geography & Cartography 23

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers 16,270 $51,180
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 3,780 $59,980
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Urban and Regional Planners 360 $59,630
Social Scientists 220 $84,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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