Social Sciences at Buena Vista University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Buena Vista University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

BVU is located in Storm Lake, Iowa and approximately 1,863 students attend the school each year. Of the 399 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in 2,021, 1 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.

BVU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

BVU Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at BVU 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 BVU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,228
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,251
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	1,506

Social Sciences Student Demographics at BVU

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

BVU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Buena Vista University with a bachelor'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

BVU 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

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 Buena Vista University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	1

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 IA, the home state for Buena Vista University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 Ryan Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.