Social Sciences at Sewanee - The University of the South

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

Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and has a total student population of 1,800. Of the 429 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Sewanee - The University of the South in 2021, 99 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.

Sewanee Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Sewanee Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Sewanee 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 Sewanee 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	61
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Best Social Sciences Schools	77
	218
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	356
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	399
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	463

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Sewanee

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

Sewanee Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 99 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Sewanee, about 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Sewanee since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Sewanee 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 Sewanee - The University of the South with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	77
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Sewanee 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 Sewanee - The University of the South. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sewanee - The University of the South. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics	52
Political Science & Government	45
Anthropology	2

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• 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 TN, the home state for Sewanee - The University of the South.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Uncited photographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.