General Social Sciences at University of Oregon

Every general 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 Oregon stacks up to those at other schools.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. Of the 4,533 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon in 2021, 316 of them were general social sciences majors.

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.

UO General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UO General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UO 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 UO 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
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
	106

How Much Do Social Sciences Graduates from UO Make?

The median salary of social sciences students who receive their bachelor's degree at UO is $31,960. This is less than $32,131, which is the national average of all social sciences majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UO

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

UO General 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 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UO since its program graduates 26% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UO 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 Oregon with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	181
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Statisticians	610	$80,920
Social Scientists	450	$76,420
Social Sciences Professors	250	$90,380

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.