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Social Sciences at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

145 Bachelor's Degrees
19 Master's Degrees
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how UPR Rio Piedras ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in social sciences.

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Social Sciences Degrees Available at UPR Rio Piedras

UPR Rio Piedras Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at UPR Rio Piedras is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Popularity of Social Sciences at UPR Rio Piedras

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras handed out 145 bachelor's degrees in social sciences. This is a decrease of 15% over the previous year when 171 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from UPR Rio Piedras. This makes it the #207 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

UPR Rio Piedras Social Sciences Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras.

UPR Rio Piedras Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 145 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UPR Rio Piedras. About 43% were men and 57% were women.

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The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 75% of grads fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 109
White 1
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 32

UPR Rio Piedras Social Sciences Master’s Program

The social sciences program at UPR Rio Piedras awarded 19 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 58% of these degrees went to men with the other 42% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras with a master's in social sciences.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 0
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 10

Social Sciences Majors

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas. Individual majors may not be available for all degree levels.

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 70
Economics 24
Sociology 22
Anthropology 21
Geography & Cartography 13
Other Social Sciences 8
General Social Sciences 6

Related Major Annual Graduates
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 129
Communication & Journalism 120
History 26
English Language & Literature 11
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 7

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