Social Sciences is a program of study at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. 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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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 UNLV was ranked #445 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #2 in Nevada.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNLV.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UNLV was $521 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $242 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 | $7,747 | $23,398 |
Fees | $718 | $718 |
Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,924 | $10,924 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,368 | $4,368 |
Learn more about UNLV tuition and fees.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the social sciences bachelor’s degree program at UNLV. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNLV Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.8% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at UNLV in 2019-2020, 61.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 22 |
Black or African American | 36 |
Hispanic or Latino | 93 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 98 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 23 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 11 |
Anthropology | 34 |
Economics | 66 |
Political Science & Government | 78 |
Sociology | 62 |
*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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