by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Social Sciences is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at The University of Texas at Dallas. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in social sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UT Dallas paid an average of $1,589 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $809 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,560 | $28,610 |
Online degrees for the UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 60.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 61.8%.
Around 20.0% of social sciences master’s degree recipients at UT Dallas in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general social sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 14 |
| Economics | 17 |
| Geography & Cartography | 13 |
| Political Science & Government | 12 |
| Sociology | 1 |
*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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