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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 156 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Franklin and Marshall.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Franklin and Marshall 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	42
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Best Social Sciences Schools	128
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	253
	319
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	331
	339
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	510
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	556

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

Of the 156 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Franklin and Marshall 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 Franklin and Marshall since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 58% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	90
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Franklin and Marshall 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 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

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.