Social Sciences at Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

The Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year.

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.

The Colleges Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

The Colleges Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at The Colleges 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at The Colleges

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The Colleges Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at The Colleges since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at The Colleges 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 Hobart and William Smith Colleges with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	67
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	94
Political Science & Government	36
International Relations & National Security	23
Sociology	21
Anthropology	9
General Social Sciences	2

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• English Language & Literature

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 NY, the home state for Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	63,520	$77,230
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social Science Research Assistants	6,290	$49,000
Social Sciences Professors	2,570	$101,250

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 Aoliveira414 under License

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