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Social Sciences at Rockhurst University

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what Rockhurst University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Rockhurst is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 3,688. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Rockhurst.

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.

Rockhurst Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Rockhurst Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Rockhurst 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 Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 722
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools 993

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Rockhurst

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

Rockhurst Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 social sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rockhurst. Of these graduates, 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 Rockhurst since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 19
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Rockhurst 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at Rockhurst University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rockhurst University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 14
Economics 13
General Social Sciences 1

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 MO, the home state for Rockhurst University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers 27,930 $54,280
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9,920 $65,360
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Statisticians 860 $71,150
Social Science Research Assistants 310 $50,970

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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