General Social Sciences at University of Bridgeport

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

UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and approximately 4,155 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UBridgeport.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UBridgeport General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UBridgeport General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UBridgeport 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 UBridgeport is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
	170
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools	185
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	267

Earnings of UBridgeport Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UBridgeport is $24,316. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UBridgeport

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

UBridgeport General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UBridgeport. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UBridgeport 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 University of Bridgeport with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

UBridgeport also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security

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 CT, the home state for University of Bridgeport.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Statisticians	490	$101,820
Survey Researchers	310	$51,740
Social Scientists	260	$77,930

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 User:Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.