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Social Sciences at University of Southern California

Social Sciences at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

USC Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at USC 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 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% 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 USC since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 102
Black or African American 36
Hispanic or Latino 126
White 191
International Students 75
Other Races/Ethnicities 59

USC Social Sciences Master’s Program

56% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 45
International Students 183
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 357
International Relations & National Security 190
Political Science & Government 150
Urban Studies 102
Sociology 63
Geography & Cartography 63
General Social Sciences 29
Anthropology 17
Archeology 5

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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