Social Sciences at University of Iowa

Every 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 Iowa stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and approximately 30,318 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 455 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Iowa.

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.

Iowa Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Iowa Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Iowa 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 Iowa 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
	63

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Iowa. This makes it the #207 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% 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 Iowa since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	317
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Iowa Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a master's degree in social sciences from Iowa. About 42% were men and 58% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 12 students 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 Iowa. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	136
Economics	135
Criminology	97
Sociology	36
International Relations & National Security	35
Anthropology	34
Geography & Cartography	16
General Social Sciences	6

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 KMSatoh202 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.