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Social Sciences at University of California - Berkeley

Social Sciences at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Berkeley Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UC Berkeley 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 75 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 547
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 425
White 425
International Students 357
Other Races/Ethnicities 140

UC Berkeley Social Sciences Master’s Program

64% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 18
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of California - Berkeley. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 808
Political Science & Government 537
Sociology 374
Other Social Sciences 217
Anthropology 120
Urban Studies 35
Demography & Population Studies 2

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

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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