Social Sciences at Regent University

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

Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 10,483 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Regent.

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.

Regent Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Regent Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Regent performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Regent 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
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	140
	147
	338
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,034
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	1,062

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Regent. This makes it the #111 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Regent

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

Regent Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Regent in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Regent since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Regent are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Regent Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 40 students who graduated with a master’s in social sciences from Regent in 2021, 48% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Regent does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Regent, 53% 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 Regent University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Regent 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Regent University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	32
International Relations & National Security	16

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 Regent University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Urban and Regional Planners	1,380	$73,770

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 DebateLord under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.