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Social Sciences at Providence College

Social Sciences at Providence College

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Providence College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,821.

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.

Providence Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Providence Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Providence 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.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Providence

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

Providence Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Providence 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 Providence College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 115
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

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 Providence College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 62
Political Science & Government 57
Sociology 32
General Social Sciences 15

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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 2,060 $72,180
Managers 830 $114,660
Urban and Regional Planners 170 $74,510
Political Science Professors 110 $122,390

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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