Social Sciences at Saint Joseph’s University

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

St. Joe's is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,779 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,358 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph's University in 2021, 91 of them were social sciences majors.

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.

St. Joe’s Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at St. Joe's

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? St. Joe's offers distance education options for social sciences at the following degree levels:

St. Joe’s Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at St. Joe's 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 St. Joe's 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
Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools	6
Most Focused Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	25
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	223
	243
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	340

In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from St. Joe’s. This makes it the #33 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at St. Joe's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at Saint Joseph’s University.

St. Joe’s Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at St. Joe's since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	69
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

St. Joe’s Social Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 100 students who earned a master's degree in Social Sciences from St. Joe's in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from St. Joe's, 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 Saint Joseph's University with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

St. Joe's 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 Saint Joseph's University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Saint Joseph's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	140
Political Science & Government	24
Economics	17
International Relations & National Security	11
Sociology	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• 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 PA, the home state for Saint Joseph's University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	26,750	$68,630
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Statisticians	3,710	$85,180
Social Science Research Assistants	1,480	$43,710

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 Northjersey78 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.