Social Sciences at Shenandoah University

If you are interested in studying social sciences, you may want to check out the program at Shenandoah University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Shenandoah is located in Winchester, Virginia and approximately 4,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Shenandoah.

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.

Shenandoah Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Shenandoah Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at Shenandoah compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Shenandoah 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 Schools	1,369

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Shenandoah

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

Shenandoah Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Social Sciences from Shenandoah in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Sociology	5
Political Science & Government	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 VA, the home state for Shenandoah University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,130	$75,050
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Urban and Regional Planners	1,380	$73,770

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 Shenandoah Office of Marketing and Communications under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.