Social Sciences at Bates 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 Bates College stacks up to those at other schools.

Bates is located in Lewiston, Maine and has a total student population of 1,876. Of the 564 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bates College in 2021, 150 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.

Bates Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Bates Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Bates 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 Bates 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	21
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Social Sciences Schools	22
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	26
	42
	48
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	288
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	329
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	348

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Bates

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

Bates Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 150 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Bates in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Bates since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Bates 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 Bates College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	105
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Bates 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 Bates College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bates College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	65
Economics	54
Sociology	22
Anthropology	9

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 ME, the home state for Bates College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	770	$68,670
Social Sciences Professors	150	$53,130
Social Science Research Assistants	150	$49,030

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 N.Y. Walton under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.