General Social Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

If you plan to study general 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 has a total student population of 47,907. In 2021, 9 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from U-M.

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.

U-M General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

U-M General Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at U-M 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U-M, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360
Statisticians	780	$80,920
Social Scientists	380	$75,380

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.