Social Sciences at Southern Wesleyan University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences program at Southern Wesleyan University stacks up to those at other schools.

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and approximately 1,345 students attend the school each year. Of the 259 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Southern Wesleyan University in 2021, 13 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.

SWU Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SWU Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how SWU 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 SWU 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	859
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	909

Social Sciences Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from SWU in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at SWU 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 Southern Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SWU 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

Social Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminology	9
General Social Sciences	4

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• 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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	6,210	$60,290
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	370	$53,020
Urban and Regional Planners	360	$64,700

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.