Social Sciences at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and approximately 6,225 students attend the school each year. Of the 921 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nebraska at Kearney in 2021, 26 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

UNK Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UNK Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UNK 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 UNK 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 Focused Social Sciences Schools	1,119

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNK. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UNK since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNK 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nebraska at Kearney. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	10
Political Science & Government	9
International Relations & National Security	6
Geography & Cartography	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• History
• Education

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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
High School Teachers	7,880	$57,500
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,180	$54,390
Managers	1,700	$101,380
Social Science Research Assistants	330	$48,800
Statisticians	280	$67,080

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.