Social Sciences at Rowan University

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

Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and approximately 19,678 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 136 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Rowan.

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.

Rowan Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Rowan Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Rowan 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 Rowan 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 Schools	361
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	816
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	986

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Rowan

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

Rowan Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 136 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Rowan in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Rowan since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Rowan 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 Rowan University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	95
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Rowan 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

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 Rowan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	40
Economics	32
Geography & Cartography	32
Sociology	28
Anthropology	4

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 NJ, the home state for Rowan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
High School Teachers	29,140	$76,390
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	19,330	$87,210
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Statisticians	1,230	$116,090

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 Wasted Time R under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.