by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at University of Connecticut. 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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UCONN paid an average of $2,157 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $940 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,908 | $38,820 |
| Fees | $2,756 | $2,756 |
Online degrees for the UCONN 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 UCONN Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.3% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 12.5% of the social sciences doctor’s degrees at UCONN in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 1 |
| Economics | 9 |
| Geography & Cartography | 6 |
| Political Science & Government | 4 |
| Sociology | 4 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.