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Social Sciences at Rhodes College

Social Sciences at Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 1,875 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.

Rhodes College Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Rhodes College Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 70
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhodes College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security 26
Political Science & Government 26
Economics 14
Urban Studies 10
Anthropology 8

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 TN, the home state for Rhodes College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9,050 $60,990
Social Scientists 590 $61,800
Statisticians 590 $74,450

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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