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Social Sciences at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Social Sciences at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

55% Women (Bachelor's)
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)
150 Bachelor's Degrees
11 Master's Degrees
If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380.

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.

UCCS Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UCCS Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UCCS 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% 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 UCCS since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UCCS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 94
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

UCCS Social Sciences Master’s Program

29% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography 73
Sociology 62
Economics 34
Political Science & Government 25
Anthropology 20
General Social Sciences 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 18,810 $73,460
High School Teachers 16,950 $55,110
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Statisticians 1,080 $84,380
Urban and Regional Planners 950 $75,610

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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