Social Sciences at Kalamazoo College

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

K College is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 1,451 students attend the school each year. Of the 497 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Kalamazoo College in 2021, 81 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.

K College Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

K College Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 K College 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	88
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	116
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	407
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	521
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	565
	592
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	608
	624
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	645

Social Sciences Student Demographics at K College

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

K College Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from K College. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Kalamazoo College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	35
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Social Sciences	27
Political Science & Government	25
Economics	21
International Relations & National Security	8

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 Kalamazoo 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 Gotanero under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.