Social Sciences at Carthage College

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Carthage College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carthage is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 2,763. In 2021, 43 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Carthage.

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.

Carthage Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Carthage Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Carthage 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 Carthage 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 Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	504
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	593
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	737

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Carthage

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

Carthage Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Carthage. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Carthage since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Carthage 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 Carthage College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	15
Political Science & Government	14
Geography & Cartography	10
Sociology	3
General Social Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 WI, the home state for Carthage College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,660	$57,710
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Statisticians	580	$82,330
Urban and Regional Planners	410	$69,840

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 Richie Diesterheft under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.