Social Sciences at Bucknell University

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

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,726 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,077 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Bucknell University in 2021, 282 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.

Bucknell Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Bucknell Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Bucknell performed in these rankings.

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 Bucknell 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 Popular Social Sciences Schools	194
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	304
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	341

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Bucknell

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

Bucknell Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 282 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Bucknell, about 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Bucknell since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Bucknell 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 Bucknell University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	213
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	135
Political Science & Government	89
International Relations & National Security	29
Sociology	16
Geography & Cartography	7
Anthropology	6

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 PA, the home state for Bucknell University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.