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Social Sciences at University of Richmond

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

URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,056. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 students received a bachelor's degree in social sciences from URichmond.

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.

URichmond Social Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences

URichmond Social Sciences Rankings

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

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 URichmond 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 Social Sciences Schools 81
Best Value Social Sciences Schools 499

Social Sciences Student Demographics at URichmond

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

URichmond Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 109 social sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from URichmond, about 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at URichmond since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in social sciences at URichmond 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 Richmond with a bachelor's in social sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 62
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

URichmond 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 Richmond. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Economics 47
Political Science & Government 41
Sociology 13
Geography & Cartography 5
Anthropology 3

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 University of Richmond.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 20,130 $75,050
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Social Scientists 4,050 $110,090
Urban and Regional Planners 1,380 $73,770

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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