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Social Sciences at Macalester College

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Macalester College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in 2021, 131 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.

Macalester Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Macalester Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Macalester 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 Macalester 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 41
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 177
Best Social Sciences Schools 189
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 300
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools 392
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Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 540

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 131 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Macalester in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Macalester 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 Macalester College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 67
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 57
Political Science & Government 39
Geography & Cartography 15
Anthropology 13
Sociology 7

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers 20,940 $64,610
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 14,850 $74,300
Managers 9,350 $128,590
Urban and Regional Planners 1,110 $73,330
Statisticians 820 $95,930

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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