by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Pitt paid an average of $1,630 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $947 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 | $23,530 | $39,898 |
| Fees | $938 | $938 |
Online degrees for the Pitt 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 Pitt Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.0% of the social sciences students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Around 12.9% of social sciences master’s degree recipients at Pitt in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 23 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 8 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2 |
| International Relations & National Security | 49 |
| Political Science & Government | 6 |
| Sociology | 5 |
*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.