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Social Sciences at Gettysburg College

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

Gettysburg is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,507. Of the 717 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gettysburg College in 2021, 184 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.

Gettysburg Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Gettysburg Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Gettysburg 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 25
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 31
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 68
Best Social Sciences Schools 70
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 220
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Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 297
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 440

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Gettysburg

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

Gettysburg Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 184 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Gettysburg. About 45% of these graduates were women and the other 55% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Gettysburg since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 146
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Gettysburg 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Gettysburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 71
Economics 66
Sociology 27
International Relations & National Security 16
Anthropology 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 PA, the home state for Gettysburg 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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