Social Sciences at Haverford 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 Haverford College stacks up to those at other schools.

Haverford is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,307 students attend the school each year. Of the 365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 2021, 92 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.

Haverford Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Haverford Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Haverford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Haverford 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	27
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	34
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
Best Social Sciences Schools	43
	87
	95
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	369
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	418
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	483

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Haverford

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

Haverford Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 92 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Haverford in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	41
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Haverford 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 Haverford College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	33
Economics	31
Anthropology	15
Sociology	7
Urban Studies	6

Related Majors

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

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 Haverford 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 Jackbauerinvc under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.