Social Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what University of Michigan - Ann Arbor has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 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.

U-M Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

U-M Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at U-M 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 46 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% 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 U-M since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at U-M 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	103
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	586
International Students	179
Other Races/Ethnicities	78

U-M Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	21
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	728
Political Science & Government	285
Sociology	155
Anthropology	70
General Social Sciences	9

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Urban and Regional Planners	960	$65,390
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.