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Social Sciences at The University of Texas at Arlington

Social Sciences at The University of Texas at Arlington

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

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072.

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.

UT Arlington Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Arlington Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UT Arlington 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

52% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% 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 UT Arlington since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 The University of Texas at Arlington with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 31
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

UT Arlington Social Sciences Master’s Program

48% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UT Arlington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 9
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Arlington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 71
Economics 40
Sociology 21
Anthropology 11

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 29,560 $78,200
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Urban and Regional Planners 2,270 $69,070
Social Scientists 1,970 $80,430

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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