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Social Sciences at Denison University

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

Denison is located in Granville, Ohio and approximately 2,258 students attend the school each year. Of the 604 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Denison University in 2021, 146 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.

Denison Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Denison Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Denison 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 34
Best Social Sciences Schools 39
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 266
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 354
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 379

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Denison

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

Denison Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Denison since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Denison 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 Denison University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 85
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Denison 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Denison University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 74
Political Science & Government 25
Sociology & Anthropology 25
International Relations & National Security 17
General Social Sciences 5

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 OH, the home state for Denison University.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers 52,240 $61,930
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 24,840 $65,920
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Social Scientists 1,660 $77,450
Urban and Regional Planners 930 $69,950

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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