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University of Houston Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

473 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Social Sciences is a program of study at University of Houston. 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 if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the UH Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

#252 in the U.S
#9 in Texas

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UH was ranked #252 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #9 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for UH.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences14
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans37
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)47
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences47
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans48
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)58
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences62
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences62
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)65
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)67
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans68
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans71
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)74
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)75
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)76
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)80
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences82
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)86
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)89
Most Popular Colleges for Social Sciences89
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences89
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)94
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates98
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)105
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates106
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)108
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences110
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)112
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools119
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)119
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)120
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools133
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)139
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)142
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)143
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences147
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)164
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)165
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)171
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences189
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)194
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)201
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools227
Best Social Sciences Schools252
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates374
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates378
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences556
Most Focused Colleges for Social Sciences605

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Social Sciences from UH Cost?

$9,457 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UH Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UH was $861 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $352 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,449$20,665
Fees$1,008$1,008
Books and Supplies$1,360$1,360
On Campus Room and Board$9,750$9,750
On Campus Other Expenses$4,064$4,064

Learn more about UH tuition and fees.

Does UH Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Social Sciences?

Online degrees for the UH 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 UH Online Learning page.

UH Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences

473 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.0% Women
61.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 473 bachelor’s degrees in social sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 48.0% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 61.3% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at UH in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian51
Black or African American59
Hispanic or Latino168
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White156
International Students17
Other Races/Ethnicities22

Bachelor’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at UH

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Anthropology45
Economics166
Political Science & Government211
Sociology51

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.

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