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Social Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

Social Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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.

UIC Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UIC Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UIC 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 UIC

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

UIC Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 34
Black or African American 23
Hispanic or Latino 113
White 73
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 16

UIC Social Sciences Master’s Program

59% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UIC, 55% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a master's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 129
Political Science & Government 100
Sociology 81
Anthropology 39

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 30,150 $61,670
Statisticians 1,820 $89,040
Survey Researchers 1,590 $57,560
Social Sciences Professors 1,250 $54,050

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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