Social Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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.

Purdue Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in social sciences for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Purdue Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Purdue 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.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #69 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	227
International Students	55
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Purdue Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Purdue, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	50
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

If you plan to be a social sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	196
Political Science & Government	121
Sociology	119
Anthropology	37
Geography & Cartography	3
General Social Sciences	1

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	9,290	$56,560
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Urban and Regional Planners	460	$56,800

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 Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.