Social Sciences at Boston College

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Boston College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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.

Boston College Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Boston College Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Boston College 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.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Boston College

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

Boston College Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% 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 Boston College since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Boston College 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 Boston College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	56
White	326
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

Boston College Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	445
Political Science & Government	243
Sociology	65
General Social Sciences	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature

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 Boston College.

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 Harvey D. Egan under License

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