Showing the Top 10 of 10 Total
Social Science Schools
in Houston, TX
Rice University
University of St Thomas
Houston Baptist University
Texas Southern University
University of Houston
Houston Community College System
University of Houston-Downtown
University of Phoenix-Houston Westside Campus
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Social Science Schools in Houston
Houston, TX (population: 2,307,883) has ten social science schools within its city limits. Rice University, the highest ranked school in the city with a social science program, has a total student population of 5,576. It is the 28th highest ranked school in the USA and the highest in the state of Texas. To learn more about social science programs in Houston, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of social science professors at Rice University such as Mary Lane, Kevin MacKenzie, Uwe Oberlack, Ella Saterbak, J Tour, and Kenton Whitmire.
Social Science students from Houston schools who go on to become social scientists, legislators, politicians, professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,250 people working as social scientists and related workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $73,450. Also, Sociologists make on average $76,190 per year and there are about 4,430 of them employed in the US today.
Houston lies in Harris county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown area has 2,563,840 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.7% unemployment rate, $21.58/hr average worker wage, and a $44,880 average annual salary.
Of the 10 social science schools in Houston, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Phoenix-Houston Westside Campus comes out as the most expensive ($24,225/yr) for social science students, with Texas Southern University as the lowest, reported at only $7,672/yr.
Social Science Programs in Houston
Rice University
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
- Social sciences
Levels offered: Bachelors - Social Sciences, General
Levels offered: Bachelors
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Cities Near Houston
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Houston |
| South Houston | TX | - | 1 | 23.7623 | 5 | 11.9 miles |
| Pearland | TX | 94,215 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.0 miles |
| Pasadena | TX | 148,101 | 8 | 24.6579 | 264 | 16.3 miles |
| Missouri City | TX | 77,622 | 0 | - | 0 | 16.5 miles |
| Baytown | TX | 71,405 | 1 | 12.8813 | 98 | 25.3 miles |
| League City | TX | 78,312 | 0 | - | 0 | 25.7 miles |
| The Woodlands | TX | 101,065 | 1 | 14.626 | 77 | 27.6 miles |
| Texas City | TX | 44,907 | 1 | 8.31197 | 63 | 35.9 miles |
| Conroe | TX | 61,600 | 0 | - | 0 | 38.3 miles |
| Prairie View | TX | - | 1 | 50.8259 | 82 | 42.2 miles |
| Galveston | TX | 57,154 | 3 | 22.3727 | 45 | 47.7 miles |
| Beaumont | TX | 110,900 | 4 | 27.5152 | 152 | 78.1 miles |
| College Station | TX | 90,406 | 1 | 0.218495 | 0 | 79.5 miles |
| Bryan | TX | 73,832 | 2 | 27.1681 | 5 | 85.5 miles |