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Social Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

Social Sciences at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 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.

UCSB Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCSB Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UCSB 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 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 283
Black or African American 32
Hispanic or Latino 566
White 590
International Students 235
Other Races/Ethnicities 206

UCSB Social Sciences Master’s Program

53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UCSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 10
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Santa Barbara. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 726
Economics 723
Political Science & Government 328
Anthropology 157
Geography & Cartography 119

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 - Santa Barbara.

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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