General Social Sciences at Central College

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

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and approximately 1,120 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Central.

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.

Central General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Central General Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Central 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	50
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	120
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	247

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Central

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

Central General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Central since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• 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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Social Sciences Professors	140	$91,220
Social Science Research Assistants	110	$40,950

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.