General Social Sciences at University of Houston - Downtown

Every general social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at University of Houston - Downtown stacks up to those at other schools.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 15,239. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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 General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UH Downtown General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UH Downtown General 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: 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 UH Downtown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
	122
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
	160
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	243

Earnings of UH Downtown Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $25,763. This is less than $32,131, which is the national average of all social sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Social Sciences from UH Downtown in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Downtown also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430
Statisticians	1,860	$84,940
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$49,230

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.