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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 779 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UCONN.

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

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

UCONN Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	79
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	103
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	222
	322

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UCONN. This makes it the #104 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% 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 15% 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	69
Black or African American	60
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	365
International Students	143
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

UCONN Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from UCONN. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women.

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	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

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