by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at University of South Florida - Main 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at USF Tampa was $880 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $435 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 | $8,350 | $19,048 |
| Fees | $2,078 | $2,078 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that USF Tampa offers online option in its social sciences master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USF Tampa Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.1% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in social sciences at USF Tampa in 2019-2020, 31.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 15 |
| Criminology | 19 |
| Economics | 11 |
| Geography & Cartography | 3 |
| Political Science & Government | 6 |
*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.