Social Sciences at University of Nevada - Reno

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at University of Nevada - Reno stacks up to those at other schools.

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNR Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UNR 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #114 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% 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 UNR since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UNR 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	123
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UNR Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Reno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	110
Economics	66
International Relations & National Security	49
Anthropology	44
Sociology	34
Geography & Cartography	23

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	3,030	$59,090
Urban and Regional Planners	220	$81,300
Anthropologists and Archeologists	170	$60,480

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.