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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 726 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UChicago.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

UChicago Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UChicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	18
Best Social Sciences Schools	33
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	83

In 2021, 317 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UChicago. This makes it the #8 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 726 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from UChicago in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were 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 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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	153
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	257
International Students	140
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

UChicago Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 317 social sciences students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UChicago, about 49% were men and 51% were 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 5% 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	14
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	99
International Students	162
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 108 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
• Education
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology

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.