Social Sciences at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

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

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 316 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UNH.

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.

UNH Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNH Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UNH performed in these rankings.

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 UNH 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
	73

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UNH. This makes it the #243 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #131 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 316 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from UNH in 2020-2021, 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 UNH since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UNH 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	258
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UNH Social Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 social sciences majors earned their master's degree from UNH. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from UNH, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

UNH also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	83
Economics	72
Criminology	68
Sociology	52
International Relations & National Security	32
Anthropology	22
Geography & Cartography	7

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,140	$68,010
Managers	950	$123,580
Urban and Regional Planners	250	$62,430
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	120	$53,990

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.