Social Sciences at Alma College

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Alma College stacks up to those at other schools.

Alma is located in Alma, Michigan and approximately 1,435 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Alma.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Alma Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Alma Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Alma performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Alma is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	384

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Alma

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Alma College.

Alma Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Alma in 2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Alma are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Alma College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Alma also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Alma College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	14
Sociology	4
Anthropology	3
Economics	2

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Alma College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Urban and Regional Planners	960	$65,390
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Santosdo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.