Social Sciences at University of Virginia - Main Campus

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what University of Virginia - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 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.

University of Virginia Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

University of Virginia Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at University of Virginia 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at University of Virginia

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

University of Virginia Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 University of Virginia since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at University of Virginia 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	123
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	535
International Students	66
Other Races/Ethnicities	75

University of Virginia Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. University of Virginia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of Virginia - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Virginia - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	528
International Relations & National Security	208
Political Science & Government	114
Sociology	83
Anthropology	62

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Urban and Regional Planners	1,380	$73,770

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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