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. Of the 485 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Assumption University in 2021, 58 of them were social sciences majors.

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

• Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Assumption

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Assumption offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Assumption Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Assumption compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	10
Best Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools	11
Best Value Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools	30
	113
Most Focused Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools	259
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	334
Best Social Sciences Schools	449
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	632

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 Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of social sciences associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Assumption Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Assumption awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going 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 10% more men than average.

About 78% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Assumption 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

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
Criminology	17
Political Science & Government	16
Sociology	13
Economics	10
General Social Sciences	3

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Education
• Psychology

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.