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Social Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Social Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 34,742.

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.

UTSA Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UTSA Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UTSA 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 UTSA

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

UTSA Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 154
White 58
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

UTSA Social Sciences Master’s Program

60% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 San Antonio with a master's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 22
International Students 6
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 Texas at San Antonio. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 141
Political Science & Government 72
Anthropology 64
International Relations & National Security 36
Geography & Cartography 29
Economics 13
Demography & Population Studies 6

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 San Antonio.

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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