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Social Sciences at Assumption University

Social Sciences at Assumption University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Assumption University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Assumption is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and approximately 2,448 students attend the school each year.

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.

Assumption Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Assumption Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Assumption 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Assumption

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

Assumption Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Assumption since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Assumption 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 Assumption University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Assumption University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Assumption University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 16
Sociology 13
Economics 10
General Social Sciences 3

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 MA, the home state for Assumption University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,070 $74,510
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Statisticians 3,090 $108,670
Social Science Research Assistants 2,040 $55,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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