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Social Sciences at Eckerd College

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

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 1,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 541 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eckerd College in 2021, 53 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.

Eckerd Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Eckerd Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Eckerd 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 Eckerd 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 Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 532
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 665

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Eckerd 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 Eckerd College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 43
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Eckerd 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 Eckerd College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 21
Anthropology 10
Economics 9
International Relations & National Security 9
Sociology 4

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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers 47,960 $54,120
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 34,950 $64,730
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Social Sciences Professors 2,830 $68,400
Urban and Regional Planners 2,350 $72,910

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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