General Social Sciences at Radford University

If you are interested in studying general social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Radford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and approximately 10,695 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Radford General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Radford General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Radford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Radford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Best General Social Sciences Schools	112

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Radford, about 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 34% more men than average.

About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Radford also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Statisticians	1,180	$87,700
Social Science Research Assistants	970	$50,950

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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.