Social Sciences at University of North Texas

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if University of North Texas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a total student population of 40,953.

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.

UNT Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UNT Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UNT 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #88 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UNT

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

UNT Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 North Texas with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	131
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UNT Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	27
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 North Texas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	157
Sociology	76
Anthropology	57
Economics	52
Geography & Cartography	47
General Social Sciences	24

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• 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 TX, the home state for University of North Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	29,560	$78,200
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Urban and Regional Planners	2,270	$69,070
Social Scientists	1,970	$80,430

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 Michael Barera under License

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