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Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Boston

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts - Boston. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 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.

UMass Boston Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UMass Boston 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #160 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 33
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 91
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

UMass Boston Social Sciences Master’s Program

55% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UMass Boston, 62% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 18
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Boston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 141
Political Science & Government 93
Sociology 68
International Relations & National Security 32
Anthropology 26
Archeology 5
General Social Sciences 5

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,070 $74,510
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Statisticians 3,090 $108,670
Social Science Research Assistants 2,040 $55,310

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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