Social Sciences at Calvin University

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

Calvin is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 3,307.

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.

Calvin Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Calvin

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Calvin offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Calvin Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Calvin 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 Calvin

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

Calvin Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% 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 Calvin since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Calvin 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 Calvin University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	34
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Calvin Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Calvin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Calvin, 86% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Calvin University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	24
Political Science & Government	17
Geography & Cartography	8
International Relations & National Security	8
Sociology	3

Related Majors

• History
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Communication & Journalism

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 MI, the home state for Calvin University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Urban and Regional Planners	960	$65,390
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360

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 Romano1246 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.