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University of Iowa Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

571 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Social Sciences is a program of study at University of Iowa. 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 Iowa Bachelor’s in Social Sciences

#189 in the U.S
#4 in Iowa

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 Iowa was ranked #189 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Iowa.

Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans31
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans32
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans41
Best Social Sciences Colleges for Veterans41
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)45
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences61
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences65
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)79
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)79
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)80
Most Popular Colleges for Social Sciences82
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates88
Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools93
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences95
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)101
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)108
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)111
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools114
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)120
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates121
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)121
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences127
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)131
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)136
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)154
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)168
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools173
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences179
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)181
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)189
Best Social Sciences Schools189
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)193
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (With Aid)213
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)221
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)242
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences253
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)275
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)276
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)305
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)308
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)333
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences336
Best Value Colleges for Social Sciences377
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences386
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Social Sciences Graduates397
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences413
Highest Paid Social Sciences Graduates419
Most Focused Colleges for Social Sciences501

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

$9,606 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Iowa Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Iowa paid an average of $1,315 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $400 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$8,073$30,036
Fees$1,533$1,533
Books and Supplies$950$950
On Campus Room and Board$11,590$11,590
On Campus Other Expenses$3,230$3,230

Learn more about Iowa tuition and fees.

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

Iowa does not offer an online option for its social sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Iowa Online Learning page.

Iowa Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences

571 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
46.4% Women
19.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 571 bachelor’s degrees in social sciences awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 46.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 19.4% of social sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Iowa in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian23
Black or African American24
Hispanic or Latino50
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White378
International Students72
Other Races/Ethnicities23

Bachelor’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at Iowa

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Anthropology39
Criminology95
Economics194
Geography & Cartography20
International Relations & National Security40

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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