Social Sciences at Davis & Elkins College

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

D&E is located in Elkins, West Virginia and approximately 738 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 18 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from D&E.

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.

D&E Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

D&E Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at D&E 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 D&E 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	244
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	329
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	1,010

Social Sciences Student Demographics at D&E

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

D&E Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from D&E. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at D&E since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

D&E 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Davis & Elkins College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Davis & Elkins College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	14
Economics	2
Political Science & Government	2

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Education
• 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 WV, the home state for Davis & Elkins College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	1,010	$45,760
Social Scientists	190	$73,480
Social Science Research Assistants	160	$46,000

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 Dfscgt21 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.