Social Sciences at Goucher College

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

Goucher is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 2,015 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Goucher.

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.

Goucher Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Goucher Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Goucher 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	243
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	328
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	692

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Goucher

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

Goucher Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Goucher, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Goucher College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Goucher 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Goucher College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	20
International Relations & National Security	14
Economics	8
Political Science & Government	8

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 MD, the home state for Goucher College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920

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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.