General Social Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 21 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UNLV.

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.

UNLV General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UNLV General Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at UNLV 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 Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Best General Social Sciences Schools	84

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UNLV. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Social Scientists	120	$79,120
Social Science Research Assistants	90	$54,200
Statisticians	70	$71,210

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.