Social Sciences at University of Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and has a total student population of 12,809.

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.

Notre Dame Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Notre Dame 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 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #55 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 Notre Dame since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	298
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Notre Dame Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Notre Dame does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Notre Dame. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	260
Political Science & Government	204
Sociology	54
Anthropology	34

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies

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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Urban and Regional Planners	460	$56,800

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 Ssantera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.