General Social Sciences at University of Utah

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 Utah stacks up to those at other schools.

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 33,081 students attend the school each year.

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.

U of U General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

U of U General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at U of U 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at U of U

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

U of U General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	65
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within General 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Utah. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences	114
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods	11

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Urban Studies
• Anthropology
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Statisticians	450	$75,000
Survey Researchers	260	$53,020
Social Scientists	150	$67,320

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.