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Social Sciences at Shaw University

Social Sciences at Shaw University

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

Shaw University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 1,283 students attend the school each year.

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.

Shaw University Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Shaw University Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Shaw University 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 Shaw University

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

Shaw University Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% 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 Shaw University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Shaw University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Shaw University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology 8
Political Science & Government 4

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 NC, the home state for Shaw University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 17,450 $69,170
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Statisticians 1,500 $101,010
Urban and Regional Planners 1,420 $66,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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