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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. Of the 942 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Calvin University in 2021, 60 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.

Calvin Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Social Sciences Basic Certificate Schools 171
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 536

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in social sciences from Calvin. This is the #412 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

45% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 11% more men than average.

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About 62% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 37
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Calvin 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

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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