Social Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette stacks up to those at other schools.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 72 social sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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.

UL Lafayette Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

UL Lafayette Social Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks social sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UL Lafayette performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at UL Lafayette 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 Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	529
Most Focused Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	880

Social Sciences Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at UL Lafayette are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UL Lafayette 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science & Government	46
Sociology	14
Anthropology	12

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	2,640	$49,460
Survey Researchers	420	$45,210
Social Scientists	280	$72,880

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.