Pennsylvania State University - University Park Master’s in Social Sciences
Social Sciences is a program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’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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Rankings for the Penn State University Park Master’s in Social Sciences
If you're having trouble deciding which school is a good match for you, you may want to check out College Factual's Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking to see some of the great options that are available. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.
On the 2021 list, Penn State University Park was ranked #151 out of 782 schools in the country for this major at the master's level. It is also ranked #8 in Pennsylvania.
How Much Does a Master’s in Social Sciences from Penn State University Park Cost?
Penn State University Park Graduate Tuition and Fees
In 2018-2019, the average part-time graduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,571 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $915 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $21,960 | $37,694 |
Fees | $1,034 | $1,034 |
Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online Master’s in Social Sciences?
Online degrees for the Penn State University Park social sciences master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State University Park Online Learning page.
Penn State University Park Master’s Student Diversity for Social Sciences
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 41.9% of the students who received their Master’s in social sciences in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.7%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social sciences at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019, 22.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 23%.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 8 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Master’s in Social Sciences Focus Areas at Penn State University Park
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 5 |
Criminology | 2 |
Economics | 4 |
Geography & Cartography | 7 |
Political Science & Government | 5 |
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*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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