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Social Sciences at University of Houston - Downtown

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Social Sciences at University of Houston - Downtown

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if University of Houston - Downtown is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UH Downtown.

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.

UH Downtown Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UH Downtown Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at UH Downtown 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
537
558
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 592
Best Social Sciences Schools 602

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 27
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UH Downtown also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student 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 Houston - Downtown. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 37
Sociology 15
General Social Sciences 14

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 Houston - Downtown.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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