by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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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 UMBC was ranked #294 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #9 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMBC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UMBC was $1,010 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $361 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,704 | $24,338 |
| Fees | $716 | $716 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,616 | $12,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,482 | $3,482 |
Learn more about UMBC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UMBC 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 UMBC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 42.3% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 49.3% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at UMBC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 51 |
| Black or African American | 49 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 114 |
| International Students | 22 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 14 |
| Economics | 129 |
| Political Science & Government | 81 |
| Sociology | 48 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
