Social Sciences at Point Loma Nazarene University

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

PLNU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 4,616. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from PLNU.

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.

PLNU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

PLNU Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 PLNU 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
	84
	93
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	124

Social Sciences Student Demographics at PLNU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Point Loma Nazarene University.

PLNU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from PLNU in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at PLNU 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 Point Loma Nazarene University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PLNU 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 Point Loma Nazarene University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	14
Political Science & Government	10
Economics	2

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 CA, the home state for Point Loma Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	98,590	$78,090
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Urban and Regional Planners	7,950	$93,790
Statisticians	5,650	$99,860

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 OperaSmorg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.