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

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and approximately 3,061 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Hope.

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.

Hope Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Hope Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Hope 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
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	270
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	384
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	396
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	558
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	700

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Hope

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

Hope Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Hope. About 31% were men and 69% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Hope 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 Hope College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	25
Political Science & Government	18
Economics	6

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 MI, the home state for Hope College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	18,980	$67,500
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Urban and Regional Planners	960	$65,390
Social Science Research Assistants	890	$43,360

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 Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.