General Social Sciences at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise

If you plan to study general social sciences, take a look at what The University of Virginia's College at Wise has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UVa - Wise is located in Wise, Virginia and approximately 1,905 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from UVa - Wise.

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.

UVa - Wise General Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UVa - Wise General Social Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the social sciences progam at UVa - Wise 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 UVa - Wise 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
Most Focused General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused General Social Sciences Schools	5
Most Popular General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools	79

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UVa - Wise

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social sciences majors at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

UVa - Wise General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UVa - Wise, about 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at UVa - Wise since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UVa - Wise 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 The University of Virginia's College at Wise with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

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 The University of Virginia's College at Wise.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Social Scientists	4,050	$110,090
Statisticians	1,180	$87,700
Social Science Research Assistants	970	$50,950

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 MrBill3 under License

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