Social Sciences at University of Mount Union

If you plan to study social sciences, take a look at what University of Mount Union has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mount Union is located in Alliance, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,178. Of the 468 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Mount Union in 2021, 20 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.

Mount Union Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

Mount Union Social Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The social sciences major at Mount Union 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	637
Most Focused Social Sciences Schools	804
Most Popular Social Sciences Schools	977

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Mount Union

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

Mount Union Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences from Mount Union. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Mount Union since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Mount Union 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 University of Mount Union with a bachelor's in social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mount Union 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

The following social sciences concentations are available at University of Mount Union. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Mount Union. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
International Relations & National Security	10
Political Science & Government	6
Sociology	4

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 OH, the home state for University of Mount Union.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
High School Teachers	52,240	$61,930
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	24,840	$65,920
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Social Scientists	1,660	$77,450
Urban and Regional Planners	930	$69,950

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 Sanfranman59 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.