Social Sciences at Upper Iowa University

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

UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and approximately 3,610 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,084 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Upper Iowa University in 2021, 82 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.

UIU Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UIU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UIU does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UIU Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UIU 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 UIU 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
Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools	4
	5
Most Popular Online Social Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	21
Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools	22
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	128

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UIU

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

UIU Social Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social sciences only graduates about 44% men each year. The program at UIU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

UIU does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social sciences graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Upper Iowa University with a associate's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 82 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from UIU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UIU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Upper Iowa University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UIU 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Upper Iowa University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Upper Iowa University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	56
General Social Sciences	23
Sociology	7

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 IA, the home state for Upper Iowa University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 SheilaJMiller under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.