General Social Sciences at Castleton University

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

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. In 2021, 6 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Castleton.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Castleton General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Castleton General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Castleton compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Castleton is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	132

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Social Sciences from Castleton in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Castleton since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Castleton 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 Castleton 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Castleton also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers	2,130	$65,850
Managers	570	$105,950
Statisticians	90	$69,750
Social Scientists	70	$81,360

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 Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.