by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at Washington University in St Louis. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in social sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at WUSTL was $2,346 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,300 | $56,300 |
| Fees | $262 | $262 |
Online degrees for the WUSTL 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 WUSTL Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in social sciences in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Around 14.7% of social sciences master’s degree recipients at WUSTL in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 24%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 10 |
| Economics | 12 |
| International Relations & National Security | 7 |
| Political Science & Government | 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.