General Social Sciences at Southern Wesleyan University

Every general 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from SWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Social Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

SWU General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

SWU General 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 General 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
	13
Most Focused General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	247

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The social sciences program at SWU awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 75% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SWU also has a doctoral program available in social sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Criminology

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
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Statisticians	230	$68,320
Social Scientists	180	$74,050
Social Sciences Professors	170	$92,140

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.