Social Sciences at University of the Pacific

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if University of the Pacific is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Pacific is located in Stockton, California and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Pacific.

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.

Pacific Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Pacific Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Pacific 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 Pacific 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 Master’s Degree Schools	411
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	411
Best Social Sciences Schools	496
	547
	571
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	710
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	815
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	1,002

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from Pacific. This is the #412 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Pacific

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

Pacific Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Pacific. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Pacific since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 the Pacific with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Pacific 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Pacific. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	22
Sociology	13
Political Science & Government	10
International Relations & National Security	2
General Social Sciences	1

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 the Pacific.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Thias under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.