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Social Sciences at University of California - Davis

Social Sciences at University of California - Davis

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

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074.

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 Davis Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UC Davis 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 44 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 - Davis with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 295
Black or African American 25
Hispanic or Latino 412
White 289
International Students 156
Other Races/Ethnicities 94

UC Davis Social Sciences Master’s Program

59% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% 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 - Davis 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 4
White 10
International Students 15
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 University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 661
Political Science & Government 328
Sociology 275
International Relations & National Security 151
Anthropology 89
Geography & Cartography 13

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 - Davis.

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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