by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Stanford University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’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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Part-time graduates at Stanford paid an average of $1,207 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,315 | $54,315 |
| Fees | $696 | $696 |
Stanford does not offer an online option for its social sciences doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.
About 37.5% of the students who received their Doctorate in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 46.4%.
Around 20.8% of social sciences doctor’s degree recipients at Stanford in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 19 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 10 |
| Economics | 14 |
| Political Science & Government | 18 |
| Sociology | 6 |
*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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