Social Sciences at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

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

Edinboro is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,319 students attend the school each year. Of the 685 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 43 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.

Edinboro Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Edinboro Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Edinboro 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 Edinboro 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
Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	222
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	278
Most Popular Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	363
Best Social Sciences Schools	467

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Edinboro. This makes it the #364 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Edinboro

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

Edinboro Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Edinboro in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Edinboro since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Edinboro 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 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Edinboro Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from Edinboro in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Edinboro, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Edinboro 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 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geography & Cartography	13
Sociology	12
Political Science & Government	8
General Social Sciences	6
Anthropology	4
Economics	4

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 PA, the home state for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710

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 Niagara under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.