Social Sciences at Davidson College

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

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,983. In 2021, 193 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Davidson.

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.

Davidson Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Davidson Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Davidson 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 Davidson 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	6
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	9
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	279

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 193 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Davidson in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Davidson since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Davidson 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 Davidson College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	135
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Davidson 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

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Davidson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	84
Political Science & Government	79
Sociology	21
Anthropology	9

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology

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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	17,450	$69,170
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Statisticians	1,500	$101,010
Urban and Regional Planners	1,420	$66,650

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 Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.