Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts and approximately 7,869 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 134 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Dartmouth.

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 Dartmouth Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UMass Dartmouth Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UMass Dartmouth compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at UMass Dartmouth 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
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	380
Best Social Sciences Schools	431

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UMass Dartmouth

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

UMass Dartmouth Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 134 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from UMass Dartmouth in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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 - Dartmouth with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	67
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	80
Political Science & Government	31
Sociology & Anthropology	15
Economics	7
Sociology	1

Related Majors

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

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 - Dartmouth.

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 User: LGagnon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.