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Social Sciences at Claremont McKenna College

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Social Sciences at Claremont McKenna College

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

Claremont McKenna is located in Claremont, California and has a total student population of 1,264. Of the 431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Claremont McKenna College in 2021, 179 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.

Claremont McKenna Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Claremont McKenna Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Claremont McKenna 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
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
1
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
1
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 302

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Claremont McKenna

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

Claremont McKenna Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 179 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Claremont McKenna. About 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Claremont McKenna since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 74
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

Claremont McKenna 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

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Claremont McKenna College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 116
Political Science & Government 38
International Relations & National Security 24
Sociology 1

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 CA, the home state for Claremont McKenna College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 98,590 $78,090
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Urban and Regional Planners 7,950 $93,790
Statisticians 5,650 $99,860

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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