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

Pomona is located in Claremont, California and approximately 1,475 students attend the school each year. Of the 395 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pomona College in 2021, 95 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.

Pomona Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Pomona Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Pomona 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 Pomona 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
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Social Sciences Schools	13
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
	40
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	43
	46
Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	214
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	258
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	363
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	473

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Pomona

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

Pomona Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 95 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Pomona in 2020-2021, 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Pomona since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pomona College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	34
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Pomona 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pomona College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	46
Political Science & Government	28
International Relations & National Security	9
Anthropology	6
Sociology	6

Related Majors

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

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 Pomona College.

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 Nostalgicwisdom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.