General Social Sciences at University of Michigan - Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and approximately 8,783 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UM Dearborn.

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.

UM Dearborn General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UM Dearborn General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UM Dearborn 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 UM Dearborn 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
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
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Earnings of UM Dearborn Social Sciences Graduates

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM Dearborn is $27,012. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,131 for all social sciences students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UM Dearborn

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

UM Dearborn General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UM Dearborn. Of these graduates, 10% were men and 90% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UM Dearborn 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 - Dearborn with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 - Dearborn.

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 Dave Parker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.