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General Social Sciences at Central Washington University

General Social Sciences at Central Washington University

Every general social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Central Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

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.

CWU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

CWU General Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at CWU 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within General Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Social Sciences 94

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Statisticians 1,280 $100,670
Social Scientists 760 $77,850
Social Science Research Assistants 420 $47,300

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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