General Social Sciences at University of California - Irvine

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

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Irvine General Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UC Irvine 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Irvine General Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	22

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860
Social Scientists	4,950	$78,970
Social Sciences Professors	2,760	$147,680

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 TFNorman under License

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