Social Sciences at Ohio Northern University

What traits are you looking for in a social sciences school? To help you decide if Ohio Northern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social sciences program.

ONU is located in Ada, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,817. In 2021, 9 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from ONU.

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.

ONU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

ONU Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at ONU 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 ONU 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	984
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	996
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	1,187

Social Sciences Student Demographics at ONU

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

ONU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from ONU in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at ONU 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 Ohio Northern University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ONU 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 Ohio Northern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	7
Sociology	2

Related Majors

• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio Northern University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Social Scientists	1,660	$77,450
Urban and Regional Planners	930	$69,950

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.