Social Sciences at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and approximately 27,215 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.

UCONN Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCONN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UCONN Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UCONN 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

UCONN Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% 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 UCONN since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	61
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	110
White	334
International Students	133
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UCONN Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UCONN, 52% 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 Connecticut with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Connecticut. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	481
Political Science & Government	212
Sociology	62
Anthropology	37
Urban Studies	28
Geography & Cartography	25
General Social Sciences	7

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,410	$77,010
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Statisticians	490	$101,820
Urban and Regional Planners	400	$79,500

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.