Social Sciences at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU Anschutz is located in Denver, Colorado and approximately 24,723 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus in 2021, 320 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

CU Anschutz Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CU Anschutz

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CU Anschutz offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CU Anschutz Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at CU Anschutz 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	144
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	154
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	161
	370
Best Social Sciences Schools	394

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from CU Anschutz. This makes it the #70 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #172 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CU Anschutz

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

CU Anschutz Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 320 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from CU Anschutz. About 40% were men and 60% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	102
International Students	126
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

CU Anschutz Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 55 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from CU Anschutz in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from CU Anschutz, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	33
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

CU Anschutz also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	153
Political Science & Government	81
Geography & Cartography	61
Sociology	45
Anthropology	28
General Social Sciences	8

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.