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. Of the 8,062 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama in 2021, 569 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.

UA Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UA Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	124
	135
Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	139
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	207

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UA. This makes it the #79 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 569 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from UA in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

About 77% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	57
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	436
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

UA Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from UA in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UA, 78% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	39
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UA also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
Criminology	269
Political Science & Government	217
International Relations & National Security	56
Anthropology	37
Economics	28
Geography & Cartography	23

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.