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Social Sciences at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130. In 2021, 52 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from Ship.

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.

Ship Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Social Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Ship Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Ship 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 Ship 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
Best Social Sciences Basic Certificate Schools 38
63
459
476
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 565

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Ship

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

Ship Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% 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 Ship since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government 24
Sociology 17
Economics 8
Geography & Cartography 3

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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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