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University at Buffalo Doctorate in Social Sciences

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

Social Sciences is a program of study at University at Buffalo. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Social Sciences from University at Buffalo Cost?

$14,238 Average Tuition and Fees

University at Buffalo Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at University at Buffalo paid an average of $963 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $471 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $11,310 $23,100
Fees $2,928 $2,928

Does University at Buffalo Offer an Online Doctorate in Social Sciences?

Online degrees for the University at Buffalo social sciences doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University at Buffalo Online Learning page.

University at Buffalo Doctorate Student Diversity for Social Sciences

23 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
60.9% Women
13.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 23 students received their doctor’s degree in social sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 60.9% of the social sciences students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 13.0% of social sciences doctor’s degree recipients at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Doctorate in Social Sciences Focus Areas at University at Buffalo

Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Anthropology 7
Economics 4
Geography & Cartography 7
Political Science & Government 1
Sociology 4

References

*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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