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Social Sciences at Bennington College

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

Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and approximately 799 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.

Bennington Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Bennington Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Bennington 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 Bennington

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

Bennington Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Bennington 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 Bennington College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 9
Anthropology 6
Political Science & Government 6
Other Social Sciences 2
Economics 1

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 VT, the home state for Bennington College.

Occupation Jobs in VT Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers 2,130 $65,850
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,550 $63,290
Managers 570 $105,950
Urban and Regional Planners 170 $60,780
Statisticians 90 $69,750

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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