Social Sciences at University of Chicago

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 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.

UChicago Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UChicago Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UChicago 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 108 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	194
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	115
White	262
International Students	179
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

UChicago Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	69
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	252
International Students	436
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

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 Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	626
General Social Sciences	185
International Relations & National Security	162
Political Science & Government	139
Sociology	68
Anthropology	62
Other Social Sciences	25
Geography & Cartography	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• History

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.