Social Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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

UPR Rio Piedras is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and approximately 13,892 students attend the school each year.

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.

UPR Rio Piedras Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

UPR Rio Piedras Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UPR Rio Piedras 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UPR Rio Piedras

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

UPR Rio Piedras 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 38% 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 Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	95
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

UPR Rio Piedras Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

In the social sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	70
Economics	24
Sociology	22
Anthropology	21
Geography & Cartography	13
Other Social Sciences	8
General Social Sciences	6

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• English Language & Literature
• History

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 PR, the home state for University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

Occupation	Jobs in PR	Average Salary in PR

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 Osvaldo Ocasio under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.