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

McDaniel is located in Westminster, Maryland and approximately 2,931 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from McDaniel.

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.

McDaniel Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

McDaniel Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how McDaniel performed in these rankings.

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 McDaniel 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
	167
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	367
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	475
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	485
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	637

Social Sciences Student Demographics at McDaniel

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

McDaniel Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from McDaniel in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at McDaniel since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at McDaniel 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 McDaniel College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

McDaniel 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 McDaniel College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	28
Sociology	26
Economics	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 MD, the home state for McDaniel College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	10,500	$67,900
Statisticians	2,950	$107,400
Social Scientists	2,090	$98,920

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 Swissbeauty under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.