Social Sciences at Luther 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 Luther College stacks up to those at other schools.

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,802. Of the 460 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Luther College in 2021, 38 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.

Luther Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Luther Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Luther 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	269
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	352
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	472
	489
	510
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	521
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	629
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	780

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Luther. Of these graduates, 68% were men and 32% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Luther since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Luther 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 Luther College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Luther 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Luther College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	19
Economics	9
Sociology	6
Anthropology	4

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,970	$59,270
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Statisticians	310	$74,430
Sociology Professors	220	$90,000

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.