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Social Sciences at Lafayette College

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

Lafayette is located in Easton, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,514. Of the 720 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lafayette College in 2021, 239 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.

Lafayette Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Lafayette Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 4
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 7
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
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Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 232
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 329

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Lafayette

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

Lafayette Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The social sciences program at Lafayette awarded 239 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 Lafayette since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Lafayette 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 Lafayette College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 161
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Lafayette 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

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 110
Political Science & Government 61
International Relations & National Security 41
Sociology & Anthropology 27

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 PA, the home state for Lafayette College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 26,750 $68,630
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Statisticians 3,710 $85,180
Social Science Research Assistants 1,480 $43,710

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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