Social Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 195 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.

UT Dallas Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UT Dallas compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at UT Dallas 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 Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	92
Best Social Sciences Schools	270
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	889

In 2021, 46 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UT Dallas. This makes it the #86 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #65 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 Dallas since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	43
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	74
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UT Dallas Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from UT Dallas. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UT Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	22
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 18 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Dallas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	79
Criminology	74
Political Science & Government	62
Sociology	21
Geography & Cartography	20
General Social Sciences	7

Related Majors

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

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 Dallas.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.