General Social Sciences at Palm Beach Atlantic University

Every general 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

Palm Beach Atlantic is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and has a total student population of 3,704. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Palm Beach Atlantic.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Palm Beach Atlantic General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Palm Beach Atlantic General Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Palm Beach Atlantic 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 Palm Beach Atlantic is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	126
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	134

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Palm Beach Atlantic

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Palm Beach Atlantic General 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 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Palm Beach Atlantic since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Palm Beach Atlantic 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 Palm Beach Atlantic University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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

Palm Beach Atlantic also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government

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 FL, the home state for Palm Beach Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Social Sciences Professors	2,830	$68,400
Social Scientists	1,540	$78,510
Statisticians	630	$81,960

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.