by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at University of California - Berkeley. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,870 | $2,870 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $20,530 | $20,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,595 | $5,595 |
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Online degrees for the UC Berkeley social sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
About 53.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.0% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 559 |
| Black or African American | 43 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 535 |
| International Students | 269 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 176 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 91 |
| Economics | 751 |
| Political Science & Government | 482 |
| Sociology | 310 |
| Urban Studies | 34 |
*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.
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