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Social Sciences at Franklin and Marshall College

Social Sciences at Franklin and Marshall College

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 Franklin and Marshall College stacks up to those at other schools.

Franklin and Marshall is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,254 students attend the school each year.

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.

Franklin and Marshall Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Franklin and Marshall Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Franklin and Marshall 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Franklin and Marshall

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

Franklin and Marshall Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Franklin and Marshall 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 Franklin and Marshall College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 62
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

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 Franklin and Marshall College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 53
Political Science & Government 47
Sociology 32
Anthropology 24

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 Franklin and Marshall College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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