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. In 2021, 327 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

UMass Boston Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UMass Boston 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	32
	127
Most Popular Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	159
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	218
Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	331
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	579
Best Social Sciences Schools	604

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UMass Boston. This makes it the #219 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 327 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UMass Boston. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	112
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UMass Boston Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at UMass Boston awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UMass Boston, 65% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMass Boston also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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
Criminology	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.