Social Sciences at University of Dallas

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what University of Dallas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UD is located in Irving, Texas and approximately 2,489 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.

UD Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UD Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UD 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #160 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UD 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 Dallas with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UD Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	31
Economics	10

Related Majors

• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature

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 TX, the home state for University of Dallas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Urban and Regional Planners	2,270	$69,070
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430

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 Stan9999 under License

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