Social Sciences
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Institutions
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Social Sciences and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Los Angeles (110662) awards the most degrees in Social Sciences in the US, but Pardee RAND Graduate School and Institute of World Politics have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Social Sciences.
Tuition costs for Social Sciences majors are, on average, $7,770 for in-state public colleges, and $42,260 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Social Sciences programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (797 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (116,592 completions).
Institutions
- 2,831 degrees awarded
- 1,954 degrees awarded
- 1,894 degrees awarded
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Social Sciences, is Public, 4-year or above (116,592 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Social Sciences programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
University of California-Los Angeles (110662) has the most Social Sciences degree recipients, with 2,831 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Social Sciences.
Specialized Colleges
- 100%
- 100%
- 46.4%
Out of all institutions that offer Social Sciences programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Pardee RAND Graduate School has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Social Sciences, with 100%.
Growth in Awarded Degrees
- 1.1k%
- 700%
- 700%
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Social Sciences.
Employment
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Social Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Social Sciences majors is $113,579 and the most common occupations are .
The industry that employs the most Social Sciences majors is false, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is N/A.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
The average salary for Social Sciences majors is $113,579 and the most common occupations are .
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Social Sciences majors.
Highest Paying Locations
- $274,704
- $259,314
- $258,059
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Social Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Most Common
The most common occupations Social Sciences majors, by number of employees, are .
Most Specialized
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Social Sciences majors working as Economists, Miscellaneous social scientists, including survey researchers & sociologists, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.
Highest Paid
The highest paid occupations by median income for Social Sciences majors are Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents.
Occupations by Share
The number of Social Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.44%, from 3.97M in 2021 to 4.07M in 2022.
The largest single share of Social Sciences graduates go on to work as false (0%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Social Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.
Most Common
The most common industries that employ Social Sciences majors, by number of employees, are .
Highest Paid
The highest paying industries of Social Sciences majors, by average wage, are .
Industries by Share
The number of Social Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.44%, from 3.97M in 2021 to 4.07M in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Social Sciences graduates by share is N/A, followed by N/A. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Social Sciences.
Specialty Locations
- 9.32
- 8.92
- 8.52
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Social Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Social Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Diversity
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Social Sciences in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Social Sciences is 43.1.
Female employees are more likely to hold Social Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Social Sciences (91,571 students).
Workforce Age
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Social Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 30 years old, which represent 2.93% and 2.87% of the population, respectively.
Workforce Degrees
The most common degree types held by the working population in Social Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Social Sciences.
Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded
- White91,571 degrees awarded
- Hispanic or Latino40,600 degrees awarded
- Non-resident Alien17,934 degrees awarded
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Social Sciences for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
Global Diversity
- India49,969 degree recipients
- China42,496 degree recipients
- Mexico34,861 degree recipients
- Azerbaijan4.07 times more than expected
- Belgium4.05 times more than expected
- Kyrgyzstan3.8 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Azerbaijan that hold Social Sciences degrees (4.07 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (49,969 degree recipients).
Skills
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Social Sciences field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Social Sciences majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Social Sciences majors need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Writing, and Science.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Social Sciences majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operations Analysis is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.