Social Sciences is a program of study at University of Massachusetts - Lowell. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UMass Lowell was ranked #373 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #24 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMass Lowell.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UMass Lowell was $1,375 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $628 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $15,078 | $33,004 |
Fees | $620 | $620 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,380 | $13,380 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,422 | $1,422 |
Learn more about UMass Lowell tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the UMass Lowell 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 UMass Lowell Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 39.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at UMass Lowell in 2019-2020, 34.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 57 |
International Students | 4 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 37 |
Political Science & Government | 42 |
Sociology | 15 |
*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.