Social Sciences at University of Illinois at Springfield

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

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 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.

UIS Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UIS Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UIS 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 UIS since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UIS 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 Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIS Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UIS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UIS, 76% 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 Springfield with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of Illinois at Springfield. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	38
Sociology & Anthropology	7
Economics	3

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• History
• Communication & Journalism

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 Springfield.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.