Social Sciences at Lawrence University

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 Lawrence University stacks up to those at other schools.

Lawrence U is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and approximately 1,430 students attend the school each year. Of the 352 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lawrence University in 2021, 53 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.

Lawrence U Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Lawrence U Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Lawrence U 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	105
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	141
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	532
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	665

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Lawrence U

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

Lawrence U Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at Lawrence U awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 49% of these degrees went to men with the other 51% 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 Lawrence U since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Lawrence U 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 Lawrence University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	27
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	21
Political Science & Government	19
Anthropology	13

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 WI, the home state for Lawrence University.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	12,660	$57,710
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Statisticians	580	$82,330
Urban and Regional Planners	410	$69,840

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 Ross P. Robinson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.