Social Sciences at Holy Names University

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

HNU is located in Oakland, California and approximately 1,014 students attend the school each year. Of the 145 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Holy Names University in 2021, 21 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.

HNU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

HNU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how HNU 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 HNU 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	967

Social Sciences Student Demographics at HNU

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

HNU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from HNU in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

HNU 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 Holy Names University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	8
Sociology	7
International Relations & National Security	5
Political Science & Government	1

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• 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 CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.