Social Sciences at Saint Vincent College

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

Saint Vincent is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,634 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Saint Vincent.

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.

Saint Vincent Social Sciences Degrees Available

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

Saint Vincent Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Saint Vincent 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 Saint Vincent 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	66
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
	107
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	157
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	173
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	183
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	619

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in social sciences from Saint Vincent. This makes it the #307 most popular school for social sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Saint Vincent

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

Saint Vincent Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% 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 Saint Vincent since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Saint Vincent 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 Vincent College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Saint Vincent Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from Saint Vincent. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

Of the students who received a social sciences master's degree from Saint Vincent, 88% 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 Vincent College with a master's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	33
Political Science & Government	16
Sociology	5
Anthropology	4
Economics	3

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 PA, the home state for Saint Vincent College.

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 Rafael Puerto under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.