Social Sciences is a program of study at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Pitt was ranked #203 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #15 in Pennsylvania.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Pitt was $1,360 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $776 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $18,628 | $32,656 |
Fees | $1,050 | $1,050 |
Books and Supplies | $716 | $716 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,250 | $11,250 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,502 | $3,502 |
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Pitt 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 Pitt Online Learning page.
About 54.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 54.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.5% of the social sciences bachelor’s degrees at Pitt in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 71 |
Black or African American | 34 |
Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 377 |
International Students | 25 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 35 |
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 | 15 |
Anthropology | 65 |
Economics | 181 |
Political Science & Government | 186 |
Sociology | 78 |
*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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