Social Sciences at Dominican University

Every 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 Dominican University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Dominican U.

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.

Dominican U Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Dominican U Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Dominican U 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 Dominican U 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
	125
	138
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Best Social Sciences Schools	156
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	266
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	562

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Dominican U. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dominican U 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 Dominican University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	26
Criminology	24
Political Science & Government	9
Economics	8
International Relations & National Security	4

Related Majors

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

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 IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	30,150	$61,670
Statisticians	1,820	$89,040
Survey Researchers	1,590	$57,560
Social Sciences Professors	1,250	$54,050

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 HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.