General Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Every general 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 Massachusetts - Boston stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. Of the 2,801 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts - Boston in 2021, 3 of them were general social sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Boston General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UMass Boston General 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 General 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
Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	24
Best General Social Sciences Schools	170

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UMass Boston 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

UMass Boston also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Criminology
• Archeology
• Anthropology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology

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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Social Science Research Assistants	2,040	$55,310
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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.