Social Sciences at Spelman College

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

Spelman is located in Atlanta, Georgia and approximately 2,207 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 103 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Spelman.

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.

Spelman Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Spelman Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 Spelman 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	60
Best Social Sciences Schools	161
Best Value Social Sciences Schools	189
	200
	217
Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	451

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Spelman

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

Spelman Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 103 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in social sciences from Spelman in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% 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 Spelman College with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	101
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Spelman 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Spelman College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	46
Economics	35
Sociology	11
Sociology & Anthropology	11

Related Majors

• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Education
• Psychology

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 GA, the home state for Spelman College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,460	$67,080
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Social Science Research Assistants	2,210	$52,880
Social Scientists	2,060	$86,810

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 Energy.gov under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.