Social Sciences at Lebanon Valley 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 Lebanon Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

LVC is located in Annville, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,959.

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.

LVC Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at LVC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? LVC offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

LVC Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at LVC 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at LVC

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

LVC Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at LVC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at LVC 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 Lebanon Valley College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LVC Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. LVC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from LVC, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lebanon Valley College with a master's in social sciences.

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

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 Lebanon Valley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	18
Sociology	8
Political Science & Government	3

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

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 Lebanon Valley 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.