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.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 45% 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 Sewanee since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 85% 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	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	74
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Theology & Religious Vocations
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

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

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