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Social Sciences at George Fox University

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what George Fox University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,106. In 2021, 17 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from GFU.

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.

GFU Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

GFU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how GFU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at GFU 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 Schools 1,027
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 1,186

Social Sciences Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

47% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at GFU awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at GFU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at GFU 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GFU 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

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Fox University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 9
Political Science & Government 5
Economics 3

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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers 10,390 $72,640
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 7,240 $72,170
Urban and Regional Planners 910 $81,590
Statisticians 610 $80,920

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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