by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at University of Delaware. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at UD paid an average of $1,898 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $34,164 | $34,164 |
| Fees | $1,028 | $1,028 |
Online degrees for the UD 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 UD Online Learning page.
About 48.3% of the students who received their Doctorate in social sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 46.4%.
Around 10.3% of social sciences doctor’s degree recipients at UD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 16%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminology | 2 |
| Economics | 11 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2 |
| Political Science & Government | 2 |
| 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.
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