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General Social Sciences at Providence College

If you plan to study General Social Sciences, consider the program at Providence College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Providence College is in Providence, RI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 21 general social sciences graduations were recorded at Providence College.

Studying Online at Providence College

Many students take online classes at Providence College. Of 4,666 students, 45 (1%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 199 (4%) took at least some classes online.

General Social Sciences Rankings at Providence College

These rankings give you a sense of how Providence College’s General Social Sciences program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Rhode Island	#2 of 2
Best Value	Rhode Island	#2 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#4 of 9
Best Value	New England (Region)	#10 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#21 of 155
Best Value	Nationwide	#156 of 156

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Social Sciences graduates at Providence College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Social Sciences graduates at Providence College are 62% women (13) and 38% men (8).

General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program at Providence College

Among the 21 bachelor’s general social sciences graduates at Providence College, 62% were women (13) and 38% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Social Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Providence College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Black / African American	2
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of General Social Sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Providence College, below the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Social Sciences Concentrations at Providence College

This General Social Sciences program at Providence College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Social Sciences	21

Top-Paying Careers for General Social Sciences Graduates

Graduates of the General Social Sciences program at Providence College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for General Social Sciences graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Statisticians	$130,349
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Biostatisticians	$121,594
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Survey Researchers	$108,538
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$83,105

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.