Social Sciences at Kenyon College

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Kenyon College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

Kenyon is located in Gambier, Ohio and approximately 1,615 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 78 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Kenyon.

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.

Kenyon Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Kenyon Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Kenyon 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 Kenyon 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 Schools	67
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Social Sciences Schools	74
	134
	146
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	419
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	494
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	540

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Kenyon

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

Kenyon Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Kenyon awarded 78 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 47% of these degrees went to men with the other 53% going to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Kenyon since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Kenyon 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 Kenyon College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	55
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Kenyon 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kenyon College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	28
Political Science & Government	26
Sociology	16
Anthropology	8

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 OH, the home state for Kenyon College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Social Scientists	1,660	$77,450
Urban and Regional Planners	930	$69,950

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 Curt Smith under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.