Social Sciences at University of St Thomas Minnesota

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

UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 9,792 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,540 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of St Thomas Minnesota in 2021, 122 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

UST MN Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Social Sciences (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UST MN Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UST MN compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at UST MN 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	314
	327
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	732

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UST MN

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

UST MN Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from UST MN in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UST MN since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UST MN 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 St Thomas Minnesota with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	90
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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

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 St Thomas Minnesota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	51
Political Science & Government	34
Criminology	17
Sociology	10
Geography & Cartography	5
International Relations & National Security	5

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 MN, the home state for University of St Thomas Minnesota.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	14,850	$74,300
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Urban and Regional Planners	1,110	$73,330
Statisticians	820	$95,930

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 Mulad under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.